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First record of the blemished razorfish, Iniistius naevus Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Teleostei: Labridae) from mainland Indian waters

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  • 1. Department of Fisheries Biology and Resource Management, Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (TNJFU), Thoothukudi - 628 008, Tamil Nadu, India
  • 2. Director of Research, Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (TNJFU), Nagapattinam - 611 002, Tamil Nadu, India

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Paul, J. Joyson, Durairaja, R., Jayakumar, N., Sharumathi, M., Sasikumar, R. G., Granap, S. Pearlin Arul (2026): First record of the blemished razorfish, Iniistius naevus Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Teleostei: Labridae) from mainland Indian waters. Zootaxa 5849 (1): 147-150, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5849.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5849.1.9

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urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CE2F1971-3210-495E-A341-22B253CD63DC
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urn:lsid:plazi.org:pub:FF9DFF94FFFAFFCEFFB8FFFDFFBACC4A

Cites
Publication: 10.1186/s41200-018-0141-6 (DOI)
Publication: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/146715 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1353/psc.2002.0038 (DOI)
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Dataset: 10.5281/zenodo.21460132 (DOI)

References

  • Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2012) Reef fishes of the East Indies. Vol. III, Appendix I. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, pp. 1142-1145.
  • Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2024) Reef fishes of the East Indies. Second Edition. Vol. II. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, 483 pp.
  • Daly, R., Stevens, G. & Daly, C.K. (2018) Rapid marine biodiversity assessment records 16 new marine fish species for Seychelles, West Indian Ocean. Marine Biodiversity Records, 11 (1), 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41200-018-0141-6
  • Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W.N. & van der Laan, R. (2026) Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species and references, updated 10 Mar 2026. California Academy of Sciences.Available from: http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/ catalog/SpeciesByFamily.asp (accessed 07 April 2026)
  • Heemstra, P.C., Heemstra, E., Ebert, D.A., Holleman, W. & Randall, J.E. (Eds.) (2022) Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean, Vol. 4. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, a National Research Facility of the National Research Foundation (NRF/SAIAB), Makhanda, p. 548, pl. 80.
  • Mohanty, S.R., Mishra, A. & Mohapatra, A. (2020) New record of the genus Iniistius Gill, 1862 (Perciformes: Labridae) from Odisha coast. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 120 (4), 503-505. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/146715
  • Randall, J.E. & Earle, J.L. (2002) Review of Hawaiian razorfishes of the genus Iniistius (Perciformes: Labridae). Pacific Science, 56 (4), 389-402. https://doi.org/10.1353/psc.2002.0038