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2 Distribution
It has been widely geographically distributed in the Australia, southern China, Taiwan, Singapore, Philippines,
Indonesia and it has been extended to east and west coast of India.
3 Type Locality
Berried specimen of
Biarctus sordidus
, the total length 14.6 cm and weighing 13 g. Pearl coast of India, between
08°38.117’N, 78°30.139’E, 21.7 miles, depth at 210 m.
4 Remarks
The specimen material was agreed with (Holthuis, 2002),
Biarctus sordidus
were recorded at pearl coast of Gulf
of Mannar, an accidental by-catch specimen between 08°38.117’N, 78°30.139’E, 21.7 miles, trawled, red muddy
sand with debris, the ranges at a depth of 210 m. As earlier report was mentioned an Indian coast, Bombay, west
coast of India (Chhapgar and Deshmukh, 1964), Danda Island near Bombay (Sankolli and Shenoy, 1974),
Mandapam (Prasad and Tampi, 1961; 1968), Gulf of Mannar near Tuticorin, (Srikrishnadhas et al., 1991; type
locality of
Scyllarus tutiensis
). According to Holthuis (2002), has been mentioned, (in particular specimen of
Scyllarus tutiensis
(Srikrishnadhas et al., 1991), have been highlighting and description of taxonomy is very short
and the illustrations not too detailed, he suggested that the to find any confirm information with
B. sordidus
n.
comb., in which is a common species in the Gulf of Mannar, at Tuticorin coast. According to Holthuis (2002), has
been asking and request to borrow some paratype specimens remained unanswered, therefore, it has been
confirmed that the species of
B. sordidus
. Only one specimen, the seasonal occurrence and very rare reported here,
pearl coast of Gulf of Mannar,
Biarctus sordidus
, incidental by-catch specimen between 08°38.117’N,
78°30.139’E, 21.7 miles, 210 m.
Authors’ contributions
Dr. Vaitheeswaran Thiruvengadam has been collected and identification of specimen and took photograph of specimen, reference
collection and for critical reading of the manuscript. Dr. Ignatius A Herman, Director of DMI - St. Joseph Group of Institutions, has
been encouraging, motivation and support this research findings. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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