Hemiscylliidae

Yennawar, Prasanna, Mohapatra, Anil & Tudu, Prasad Chandra, 2017, An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (1), pp. 4-4 : 4-

Family: Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo shark)

1. Chiloscyllium griseum Muller & Henle, 1838

2. Chiloscyllium indicum Gmelin, 1789

Family: Stegostomatidae (Zebra shark)

3. Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann, 1783)

Family: Rhinocontidae (Whale Shark)

4. Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828

Order: Carcharhiniformes

Family: Proscyllidae (Finback sharks)

5. Eridancis radcliffei Smith, 1913

Family: Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)

6. Carcharhinus dussumieiri Valenciences, 1839

7. Carcharhinus limbatus (Muller & Henle, 1839)

8. Galeocerdo cuvier (Peron & le Sueur, 1822)

9. Glyphis gangeticus (Muller & Henle. 1839)

10. Rhizoprionodon acutus (Ruppell, 1837)

11. Scoliodon laticaudatus Muller & Henle, 1838 Family: Carchrinidae (Hammerhead shark)

12. Eusphyra blochii (Cuvier, 1816)

Order: Rajiformes

Family: Pristidae (Sawfishes)

13. Anoxipristis cuspidatus (Latham, 1794)

14. Pristis microdon Latham, 1794

Family: Narcinicae (Electric ray)

15. Naeke diptrigia (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

16. Narcine brunnea Annandale, 1909

Family: Rhinobaticae (Guitar fish)

17. Rhina ancylostoma Bloch & Schneider, 1801

18. Rhinobatos annandalei Norman, 1926

19. Rhynchobatus djeddensis (Forsskal, 1775)

20. Rhinobatus grannulatus (Cuvier, 1829)

21. Rhinobatus lionotus Norman, 1926

22. Rhina obtusus Muller & Henle, 1841

Family: Dasyatoidae (Sting ray)

23. Dasyatis zugei (Muller & Henle, 1841)

24. Himantura bleekeri (Blyth, 1861)

25. Himantura gerrardi (Gray, 1851)

26. Himantura imbricata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

27. Himantura uarnak (Gmelin, 1789)

Family: Gymnuridae (Buttfly ray)

28. Gymnura tentaclata Muller & Henle, 1841

29. Gymnura japonica (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)

30. Gymnura poecilura (Shaw, 1804)

Family: Myliobatidae (Eagle rays)

31. Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790)

32. Aetomylaeus nichofill (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Family: Sphyrnidae (Hammer headed shark)

33. Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834)

Class: Actinopterigii

Order: Elopiformes

Family: Megalopidae (Tarpons)

34. Megalops cypricides (Broussonet, 1782) Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Anguillidae

35. Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis (Gray,1831)

36. Anguilla bicolor bicolor McClelland, 1844

Family: Moringuidae (Worm eel)

37. Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton, 1822)

Family: Muraenidae (Muray eels)

38. Echidna nebulosa Ahl, 1789

39. Echidna zebra (Shaw, 1797) 40. Gymnothorax dorsalis Seale, 1917

41. Gymnothorax favagineus Bloch & Schneider, 1801

42. Gymnothorax indicus Mohapatra, Ray, Smith &

Mishra, 2016

43. Gymnothorax javanicus (Bleeker, 1859)

44. Gymnothorax melearis (Shaw, 1795)

45. Gymnothorax mishrai Ray, Mohapatra & Smith, 2015

46. Gymnothorax prolatus Sasaki & Amaoka, 1991

47. Gymnothorax reticularis Bloch, 1795

48. Gymnothorax tile (Hamilton, 1822)

49. Sideria picta (Ahl, 1789)

50. Strophidon sathete (Hamilton, 1822)

51. Thyrsoidea macrura (Bleeker, 1854)

Family: Ophichthidae (Snake eels)

52. Lamnostoma orientalis McClelland

53. Neenchelys buitendijki Weber and de Beaufort, 1916

54. Neenchelys cheni (Chen and Weng, 1967)

55. Ophichthus lithinus ( Jordan et Richardson, 1908)

56. Psiodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822)

57. Psiodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848)

Family: Muraenesocidae (Pike congers)

58. Corgresox talabon (Cuvier, 1829)

59. Corgresox talabonoides (Bleeker, 1853)

60. Muraenesox bagio (Hamilton, 1822)

61. Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskal, 1775) Order: Clupeiformes

Family: Clupeidae (Shads & Herings)

62. Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton & Buchanon.,

1822)

63. Escumosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847)

64. Herklotsichtys quadrimaculatus (Ruppell, 1837)

65. Hilsa kelee Cuvier, 1829

66. Nematalosa nasus (Bloch, 1795)

67. Ophisthopterus tardoore (Cuvier, 1829)

68. Raconda russeliana Gray, 1831

69. Sardinella brachysoma Bleeker, 1852

70. Sardinella fimbriata (Valenciennes, 1847)

71. Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849)

72. Sardinella longiceps Valenciennes, 1847

73. Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton &.Buchanan., 1822)

74. Tenualosa toli (Valenciennes, 1847)

Family: Pristigasteridae (Ilishas, Pellonas)

75. Ilisha kampeni (Weber & de Beaufort, 1913)

76. Ilisha megaloptera (Swainson, 1839)

77. Ilisha melastoma (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

78. Pellona ditchela Valenciennes, 1847

Family: Engraulidae (Anchovies)

79. Coilia dussumieri Valenciennes, 1848

80. Coilia neglecta Whitehead, 1968

81. Coilia ramcarati (Hamilton, 1822)

82. Coilia reynaldi Valenciennes, 1848

83. Setipinna phasa (Hamilton, 1822)

84. Setipinna taty (Valenciennes, 1848)

85. Setipinna tenuifilis (Valenciennes, 1848)

86. Stolephorus commersoni Lacepede 1803

87. Stolephorus heterolobus Ruppell

88. Stolephorus indicus (van Hasselt, 1823)

89. Thryssa dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1848)

90. Thryssa hamiltonii (Gray, 1835)

91. Thryssa malabarica (Bloch, 1795)

92. Thryssa purava (Hamilton, 1822)

Family: Chirocentridae (Wolf Herrings)

93. Chirocentrus nudus Swainson, 1839 .

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Ariidae (Sea catfishes)

94. Arius arius (Hamilton, 1822)

95. Arius jella Day, 1877

96. Arius maculatus (Thunberg, 1792)

97. Hexanematichthys sagor (Hamilton, 1822)

98. Netuma thalassina (Rüppell, 1837)

99. Plicofollis tenuispinis (Day, 1877)

100. Sciades sona (Hamilton, 1822)

Family: Plosidae (Eeltail catfishes)

101. Plotossus canius Hamilton Buchanan, 1822

102. Plotossus lineatus (Thunberg, 1787)

Order: Aulopiformes

Family: Synodontidae (Lizardfish)

103. Saurida tumbil (Bloch, 1745)

104. Saurida undosquamis (Richardson, 1848)

105. Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)

Family: Harpadontidae ( Bombay duck)

106. Harpadon nehereus (Hamilton, 1822)

Order: Gadiformes

Family: Bregmacerotidae (Codlets, codlings.

107. Bregmaceros mcclellandi Thompson, 1840 Order: Batrachoidiformes

Family: Batrachoididae (Toadfishes)

108. Allenbatrachus grunniens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Order: Bericiformes

Family: Holocentridae (Soldierfish, Squirrelfish)

109. Myripristis botche Cuvier, 1829

110. Myripristis murdjan (Forsskal, 1757)

111. Ostichthys acanthorhinus Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982

112. Sargocentron praslin (Lacepede, 1801)

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Exocoetidae (Flying fishes)

113. Cypselurus poecilopterus (Valenciennes, 1846)

114. Exocoetus volitans Linnaeus, 1758

Family: Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)

115. Hemiramphus far (Forsskal, 1775)

116. Hemiramphus lutkei (Valenciennes, 1846)

117. Hyporamphus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1846)

118. Rhynchorhamphus georgii (Valenciennes, 1847) Family: Beloniidae (Needlefishes)

119. Strongylura leiura (Bleeker, 1850)

120. Strongylura strongylura (Van Hasselt, 1823)

121. Tylosurus crocodiles (Peron & Le Sueur, 1821) Order: Syngnathiformes

Family: Syngnathidea (Sea horses, pipe fishes)

122. Hippichthys specifer (Ruppell, 1838)

123. Ichthyocampus carce (Hamilton, 1822)

Family: Fistularidae (Cornetfishes)

124. Fistularia petimba Lacepede, 1803

Order: Lophiformes

Family: Antennariidae (Frogfish)

125. Antennarius hispidus (Bloch, 1801)

Family: Ogcocephalidae (Batfish)

126. Halieutaea stellata (Vahl, 1797)

Order: Scorpaeniformes

Family: Scorpaenidae (Scorpion fishes)

127. Brachypterois serrulata (Richardson, 1846)

128. Pterois russelli Bennett, 1831

129. Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)

130. Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi Randall and Eschmeyer, 2001

Family: Synanceiidae (Flatheads)

131. Trachicephalus uranoscopus (Bloch & Scneider, 1801) Family: Platycephalidae (Spiny flatheads)

132. Grammoplites scaber (Linnaeus, 1758)

133. Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

134. Sorsogona tuberculata (Cuvier, 1829)

Family: Triglidae

135. Pterygotrigla arabica (Boulenger, 1888)

136. Pterygotrigla hemisticta (Temminck and Schlegel, 1843)

Order: Perciformes

Family: Ambassidae (Perchlets)

137. Ambassis nalua (Hamilton, 1822)

Family: Centropomidae (Sea Pearches)

138. Lates calcariifer (Bloch, 1790)

Family: Serraniidae (Grouper)

139. Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton,1822)

140. Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch,1790)

141. Epinephelus latifasciatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)

142. Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

143. Epinephelus tauvina (Forsskal, 1775)

Family: Terapontidae ( Terapon perches, terapons).

144. Terapon jarbua (Forsskal, 1775)

145. Terapon puta (Cuvier, 1829)

146. Terapon threaps (Cuvier, 1829)

Family: Kyphosidae

147. Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) Family: Hapalogenyidae

148. Hapalogenys bengalensis Mohapatra, Ray and Kumar, 2013

Family: Priacanthidae (Bigeyes)

149. Priacanthus tayenus Richardson, 1846

Family: Pinguipedidae

150. Parapercis ommatura Jordan et Snyder, 1902

151. Parapercis diplospilus Gomon, 1981

Family: Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)

152. Apogon lateralis Valenciennes, 1832

Family: Sillaginidae (Sillagos/ Whitings)

153. Sillaginopsis panijus (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

154. Sillago sihama (Forsskal, 1775)

Family: Lactariidae (False trevallies)

155. Lactarius lactarius (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Family: Echeneidae (Remoras, Sharksucker)

156. Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus, 1758

157. Remora remora (Linnaeus, 1758) Family: Carangidae (Jacks, Trevallies,Dart, pompano)

158. Alectes cilliaris (Bloch, 1788)

159. Alectis indica (Ruppell, 1830)

160. Alepes djedaba (Forsskal, 1775)

161. Atropus atropos (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

162. Carangoides ferdau (Forsskal, 1775)

163. Carangoides malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

164. Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1758)

165. Caranx sexfasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

166. Decapterus russelli (Ruppell, 1830)

167. Elagatis bipinnaulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

168. Megalaspis cordyla (Linnaeus, 1758)

169. Naucrates ductor (Linnaeus, 1758)

170. Parastromateus niger (Bloch, 1795)

171. Scomberoides commersonianus (Lacepede, 1802)

172. Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793)

173. Selaroides leptolepis (Cuvier, 1833)

174. Trachinotus blochi (Lacepede, 1801)

Family: Coryphaenidae (Dolphinfish)

175. Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758

Family: Rachycentridae (Cobias)

176. Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766)

Family: Parastromateidae (Black pomfrets)

177. Parastromatus niger (Bloch, 1795)

Family: Menidae (Moonfishes) .

178. Mene maculata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Family: Leiognathidae (Ponyfishes, Slipmouths, Toothponies)

179. Leiognathus daura (Cuvier, 1829)

180. Leiognathus equulus (Forsskal, 1775)

181. Leiognathus fasciatus (Lacepede, 1803)

182. Leiognathus splendens (Cuvier, 1829)

183. Nauchequula blochii (Valenciennes, 1835)

184. Photopectoralis bindus (Valenciennes, 1835)

185. Secutor insidiator (Bloch, 1797)

186. Secutor ruconius (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

Family: Lutjanidae (Snappers)

187. Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskal, 1775)

188. Lutjanus bengalensis (Bloch, 1790)

189. Lutjanus johnii (Bloch, 1792)

190. Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch, 1790

191. Lutjanus malabaricus Bloch & Schneider, 1801

192. Lutjanus russelli (Bleeker, 1849)

Family: Lobotidae (Tripletails)

193. Datnioides polota (Hamilton, 1822)

194. Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790)

Family: Gerreidae (Silverbiddies, Mojarras)

195. Gerres erythrourus (Bloch, 1791)

196. Gerres filamentosus (Cuvier, 1829)

197. Gerres longirostris (Lacepède, 1801)

198. Gerres oyena (Cuvier, 1829)

199. Gerres setifer (Hamilton, 1822)

Family: Haemulidae (Sweetlips & Grunts)

200. Pomadasys maculatum (Bloch, 1797)

Family: Sparidae (Seabreams)

201. Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskal, 1775)

202. Acanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn, 1782)

203. Argyrops spinifer (Forsskal, 1775)

204. Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskal, 1775)

Family: Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams)

205. Nemipterus bipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1830)

206. Nemipterus japonicas (Bloch, 1791)

207. Nemipterus nematophorus (Bleeker, 1853)

208. Nemipterus peronii (Valenciennes, 1830)

209. Nemipterus randalli Russell, 1986

210. Parascolopsis aspinosa (Rao & Rao, 1981)

211. Sclopsis vosmeri (Bloch, 1792)

Family: Sciaenidae (Crokers, Drums)

212. Johnius belangerii (Cuvier, 1830)

213. Johnius borneensis (Bleeker, 1851)

214. Johnius carouna (Cuvier, 1830)

215. Johnius carutta Bloch,1793

216. Johnius dussumieri (Cuvier, 1830)

217. Macrospinosa cuja (Hamilton, 1822)

218. Nibea maculata (Schneider, 1801)

219. Otolithoides pama (Hamilton, 1822)

220. Otolitoides ruber (Bloch, 1801)

221. Panna microdon (Bleeker, 1849)

222. Pennahia anea (Bloch, 1793)

223. Protonibea diacanthus (Lacepéde,1802)

224. Pterotolithus maculatus (Cuvier, 1830)

Family: Mullidae (Goatfish, red mullet.

225. Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepede, 1802)

226. Parupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803)

227. Upeneus guttatus (Day, 1868)

228. Upeneus luzonius Jordon and Seale, 1907

229. Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1855)

230. Upeneus sulphureus Cuvier, 1829

231. Upeneus sundaicus (Bleeker,1855)

232. Upeneus taeniopterus Cuvier, 1829

233. Upeneus tragula, Richardson, 1846

234. Upeneus vittatus (Forsskal, 1775)

Family: Monodactylidae (Silver batfish)

235. Monodactylus argenteus Linnaeus

Family: Taxotidae (Archer fish)

236. Toxotes chatareus (Hamilton, 1822)

237. Toxotes jaculator (Pallas, 1767)

Family: Ephippidae (Spadefish)

238. Ephippus orbis (Bloch, 1787)

Family: Drepaenidae (Sicklefishes)

239. Drepane longimana (Bloch & Schneider,1801)

240. Drepane punctata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Family: Platicidae (Batfishes)

241. Platax pinnatus (Linaeus, 1758)

242. Platax tiera (Forsskal, 1775)