First record of hagfish (Cyclostomata: Myxinidae) in Indian waters

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2526.9.6.10365-10368

Keywords:

Eptatretus sp., Hagfish, Kerala, Phylogeny.

Abstract

One specimen of hag fish Eptatretus sp. was collected from the Arabian Sea, off Kerala coast of India at 500-600 m depth. The phylogenetic analysis using the sequence of mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase C (CO1) suggested the Eptatretus sp. collected from India is distinct from all other species where sequence data is available and P ID (Liberal) for Eptatretus sp. collected from India is 0.96, indicating a high probability that an unknown member of the putative species would be correctly identified as a member once more specimens are collected.

Author Biographies

  • B. Fernholm, Department of Zoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm SE-10405, Sweden
    Professor
  • A. Biju Kumar, Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695581, India
    Head of the Department
  • Michael Norén, Department of Zoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm SE-10405, Sweden
    Professor

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26-06-2017

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Vol. 9 No. 6 (2017)

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