taxonID	type	description	language	source
EF77B47853764470525AFDC0FA2FF9DD.taxon	materials_examined	Material One specimen, 179 - 191 cm in total length (TL), Bay of Bengal of Astaranga (Odisha), 12 December 2023 by Dr. S. Vijayan.	en	Vijayan, Suruliyandi, Selvamurugan, Selvaraj (2024): New state record of Strophidon sathete Hamilton, 1822 (Family: Muraenidae) from Odisha, India. Species (e 12 s 1639) 25 (75): 1-4, DOI: 10.54905/disssi.v25i75.e12s1639, URL: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v25i75.e12s1639
EF77B47853764470525AFDC0FA2FF9DD.taxon	description	3. DESCRIPTION Body very elongated, cylindrical, slightly compressed behind anus; head long with pores typical, three superorbital pores, four infraobital pores (Figure 1), six mandibular pores; mouth moderately; snout blunt and short (two times of eye diameter); anterior nostril with a short tube; posterior nostril above eye; lower jaw projecting slightly than upper jaw; in upper jaw, 5 - 6 intermaxillary teeth on each side, 5 median teeth (Figure 1); maxillary teeth biserial, an outer row of 14 short triangular teeth and an inner row of 5 tall depressible teeth; vomerine teeth uniserial 5 in number in lower jaw; dentary teeth biserial, an anterior inner row of 4 - 5 large teeth and an outer row of 23 smaller teeth; the origin of dorsal fin far at behind the pectoral pore; dorsal and anal fins confluent with caudal fin; pectoral and pelvic fins absent; anus located before midbody; tail much longer than preanal length. Coloration When fresh, body uniformly brown head, body and fins with unpattern coloration; dorsal, anal and caudal fin dark brown.	en	Vijayan, Suruliyandi, Selvamurugan, Selvaraj (2024): New state record of Strophidon sathete Hamilton, 1822 (Family: Muraenidae) from Odisha, India. Species (e 12 s 1639) 25 (75): 1-4, DOI: 10.54905/disssi.v25i75.e12s1639, URL: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v25i75.e12s1639
EF77B47853764470525AFDC0FA2FF9DD.taxon	distribution	Distributions Australia to Taiwan, India, Indo-West Pacific, Japan, Red Sea, South Africa and Bay of Bengal (Present study).	en	Vijayan, Suruliyandi, Selvamurugan, Selvaraj (2024): New state record of Strophidon sathete Hamilton, 1822 (Family: Muraenidae) from Odisha, India. Species (e 12 s 1639) 25 (75): 1-4, DOI: 10.54905/disssi.v25i75.e12s1639, URL: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v25i75.e12s1639
EF77B47853764470525AFDC0FA2FF9DD.taxon	conservation	Conservation status Least Concern (LC) in IUCN red list category (Accessed on 27 - 03 - 2024).	en	Vijayan, Suruliyandi, Selvamurugan, Selvaraj (2024): New state record of Strophidon sathete Hamilton, 1822 (Family: Muraenidae) from Odisha, India. Species (e 12 s 1639) 25 (75): 1-4, DOI: 10.54905/disssi.v25i75.e12s1639, URL: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v25i75.e12s1639
