A Review of Flatfish (Order: Pleuronectiformes) Diversity in Indian Waters: A Literature Overview
Author
Pillai, Honey Unnikrishna
Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700016, India
Author
Dutta, Sayani
0009-0009-0480-0308
Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700016, India
duttasayani20@gmail.com
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Zootaxa
2024
2024-10-16
5523
3
337
353
http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5523.3.2
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TABLE 2. Number of species under each family in the four study zones. | Bay of Bengal | Arabian Sea | Andaman waters | Lakshadweep waters |
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| Cynoglossidae | 21 | 21 | 7 | 2 |
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| Bothidae | 20 | 20 | 9 | 4 |
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| Soleidae | 22 | 18 | 12 | 3 |
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| Paralichthyidae | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
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| Pleuronectidae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Samaridae | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| Poecilopsettidae | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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| Psettodidae | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Citharidae | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Paralichthodoidae | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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