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The unicorn leatherjacket filefish Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758) belonging to family Monacanthidae inhabits in the coastal waters of Indo-West pacific, western India to Andaman Sea. For the first time, three specimens of this species were caught in the Odisha coast, Bay of Bengal, India. The morphological characteristics of the collected specimens are given and its geographical distribution have been reviewed based on available literatures.
Keywords
Monocanthids
Distribution
Indo-Pacific region
Morphology
Taxonomy.
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BARIK, T. K., SWAIN, S. N., SAHU, B., TRIPATHY, B., & ACHARYA, U. R. (2020). Documenting the first record of the Unicorn leatherjacket filefish Aluterus monoceros (Tetraodontiformes: Monacanthidae) from the marine waters of Odisha coast, Bay of Bengal, India. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology, 7(1), 85–91. https://doi.org/10.22034/iji.v7i1.328
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Barik, T.K.; Swain, S.N.; Sahu, B.; Tripathy, B. & Acharya, U.R. 2017a. Morphological and genetic analyses of the first record of longrakered trevally, Ulua mentalis (Perciformes: Carangidae) and of the pinjalo snapper, Pinjalo pinjalo (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) in the Odisha coast, Bay of Bengal, Mitochondrial DNA Part A. 29(4): 552-560.
Barik, T.K.; Swain, S.N.; Sahu, B.; Tripathy, B. & Acharya, U.R. 2018a. First Record of Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821) (Beloniformes: Belonidae) from Odisha Coast, Bay of Bengal, India: Exploration of a Biological Invasion Using DNA Barcoding. Thalassas 34(1): 209-217.
Barik, T.K.; Swain, S.N.; Sahu, B.; Tripathy, B. & Acharya, U.R. 2018b. The First Record of Cephalopholis formosa (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Marine Waters of Odisha Coast, Bay of Bengal, India. Journal of Ichthyology 58(5): 751-753.
Berry, F.H. & Vogele, L.E. 1961. Filefishes (Monacanthidae) of the Western North Atlantic. Fishery Bulletin. Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington DC 61.pp. 57-109.
Chen, W.Z.; Zheng, Y.Z.; Chen, Y.Q. & Mathews, C.P. 1997. An assessment of fishery yields from the East China Sea ecosystems. Marine Fisheries Review 59(4): 1-7.
Daug, V.T.; Tran, D.; Nielsen, R. & Riget, F. 2002. Results of bottom trawl surveys carried out in Vietnam waters (20-200m) in 1996-1997. Naga, The ICLARM Quarterly (Vol. 25, No.1). In: Fishbyte, Silvestre, G. Fisheries Section of the Network of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries Professionals (NTAFP).
Figueiredo, J.L. & Menezes, N.A. 2000. Manual de peixes marinhos do sudeste do Brasil. VI.Teleostei (5). Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo. Brazil. 116 p.
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Grove-Jones, R.P. & Burnell, A.F. 1991. Fisheries biology of the ocean leatherjacket (Monacanthidae: Nelusetta ayraudi) in the eastern waters of the Great Australian Bight, South Australia. Fishing Industry Research and Development Council, Grant No: DFS01Z. 107 p.
Guallart, J. & Vicent, J. 2009. First record of the unicorn leatherjacket Aluterus monoceros (Pisces: Monacanthidae) from the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Biodiversity Records 2: E103.
Hannan, J.C. & Williams, R.J. 1998. Recruitment of juvenile marine fishes to seagrass habitat in a temperate Australian Estuary. Estuaries 21: 29-51.
Harmelin-Vivien, M.L. & Quéro, J.C. 1990. Monacanthidae. In: J.C., Quero Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post, L. Saldanha (eds.), Check-list of the fishes of the eastern Tropical Atlantic/Catalogue des poissons de ľAtlantique Oriental Tropical Volume 2. Paris: UNESCO. pp. 1051–1066.
Hoese, D.F.; Bray, D.J.; Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. 2006. Fishes. In: P.L. Beesley, A. Wells (eds.), Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35, ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, Australia. pp. 1-2178.
Hoffmayer, E.R.; Franks, J.S.; Comyns, B.H.; Hendon, J.R. & Waller, R.S. 2005. Larval and juvenile fishes associated with pelagic Sargassum in the northcentral Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 56: 259-270.
Hutchins, J.B. 1986. Monacanthidae. In: M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.), Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. pp. 882-887.
Hutchins, B. & Swainston R. 1999. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia (2nd edition). Swainston Publishing, New South Wales, Australia. 180 p.
Jones, M. & West, R.J. 2005. Spatial and temporal variability of seagrass fishes in intermittently closed and open coastal lakes in southeastern Australia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 64: 277-288.
Klaer, N.L. 2001. Steam trawl catches from south-eastern Australia from 1918 to 1957: trends in catch rates and species composition. Marine and Freshwater Research 52: 399-410.
Last, P.R. 1983a. Notes on the feeding ecology of four sympatric leatherjackets (Pieces: Monacanthidae) from Tasmania. Tasmanian Fisheries Research 25: 17-25.
Last, P.R.; Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983b. Fishes of Tasmania. Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority. Pp. 494-510.
Letourneur, Y.; Chabanet, P.P.; Durville, M.; Taquet, E.; Teissier, M.; Parmentier, J.; Quéro C. & Pothin K. 2004. An updated checklist of the marine fish fauna of Reunion Island, south-western Indian Ocean. Cybium 28(3):199-216.
Pollard, D.A. 1994. A comparison of fish assemblages and fisheries in intermittently open and permanently open coastal lagoons on the south coast of New South Wales, South-Eastern Australia.17: 631.
Pequeño, G. 1989. Peces de Chile. Lista sistematica revisada y comentada. Revista de Biología Marina. Valparaiso 24(2): 1-132.
Rogers, S.J.; Hare, J.A. & Lindquist, D.G. 2001. Otolith record of age, growth and ontogeny in larval and pelagic juvenile Stephanolepis hispidus (Pisces: Monacanthidae). Marine Biology 138: 945-953.
Sommer, C.; Schneider, W. & Poutiers, J.M. 1996. FAO Species Identification Field Guide for Fishery Purposes. The living marine Resources of Somalia.. Rome. 376 p
Wei-Zhong, C.; Zheng, Y. & Chang-Song, L.I. 1998. Stock Assessment and Catch prediction of the Filefish, Thamnaconus septentrionalis, with help of Microcomputer. Journal of Shanghai Fisheries University 7(1): 13-18.
References
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Western Australian Museum, Perth.
Barik, T.K.; Swain, S.N.; Sahu, B.; Tripathy, B. & Acharya, U.R. 2017a. Morphological and genetic analyses of the first record of longrakered trevally, Ulua mentalis (Perciformes: Carangidae) and of the pinjalo snapper, Pinjalo pinjalo (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) in the Odisha coast, Bay of Bengal, Mitochondrial DNA Part A. 29(4): 552-560.
Barik, T.K.; Swain, S.N.; Sahu, B.; Tripathy, B. & Acharya, U.R. 2018a. First Record of Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821) (Beloniformes: Belonidae) from Odisha Coast, Bay of Bengal, India: Exploration of a Biological Invasion Using DNA Barcoding. Thalassas 34(1): 209-217.
Barik, T.K.; Swain, S.N.; Sahu, B.; Tripathy, B. & Acharya, U.R. 2018b. The First Record of Cephalopholis formosa (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Marine Waters of Odisha Coast, Bay of Bengal, India. Journal of Ichthyology 58(5): 751-753.
Berry, F.H. & Vogele, L.E. 1961. Filefishes (Monacanthidae) of the Western North Atlantic. Fishery Bulletin. Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington DC 61.pp. 57-109.
Chen, W.Z.; Zheng, Y.Z.; Chen, Y.Q. & Mathews, C.P. 1997. An assessment of fishery yields from the East China Sea ecosystems. Marine Fisheries Review 59(4): 1-7.
Daug, V.T.; Tran, D.; Nielsen, R. & Riget, F. 2002. Results of bottom trawl surveys carried out in Vietnam waters (20-200m) in 1996-1997. Naga, The ICLARM Quarterly (Vol. 25, No.1). In: Fishbyte, Silvestre, G. Fisheries Section of the Network of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries Professionals (NTAFP).
Figueiredo, J.L. & Menezes, N.A. 2000. Manual de peixes marinhos do sudeste do Brasil. VI.Teleostei (5). Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo. Brazil. 116 p.
Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. & Fong, J.D. 2019. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Species by Family/Subfamily. (http://researcharchive.calacade my.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/SpeciesByFamily.asp). Electronic version accessed 27.06. 2019.
Grove-Jones, R.P. & Burnell, A.F. 1991. Fisheries biology of the ocean leatherjacket (Monacanthidae: Nelusetta ayraudi) in the eastern waters of the Great Australian Bight, South Australia. Fishing Industry Research and Development Council, Grant No: DFS01Z. 107 p.
Guallart, J. & Vicent, J. 2009. First record of the unicorn leatherjacket Aluterus monoceros (Pisces: Monacanthidae) from the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Biodiversity Records 2: E103.
Hannan, J.C. & Williams, R.J. 1998. Recruitment of juvenile marine fishes to seagrass habitat in a temperate Australian Estuary. Estuaries 21: 29-51.
Harmelin-Vivien, M.L. & Quéro, J.C. 1990. Monacanthidae. In: J.C., Quero Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post, L. Saldanha (eds.), Check-list of the fishes of the eastern Tropical Atlantic/Catalogue des poissons de ľAtlantique Oriental Tropical Volume 2. Paris: UNESCO. pp. 1051–1066.
Hoese, D.F.; Bray, D.J.; Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. 2006. Fishes. In: P.L. Beesley, A. Wells (eds.), Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35, ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, Australia. pp. 1-2178.
Hoffmayer, E.R.; Franks, J.S.; Comyns, B.H.; Hendon, J.R. & Waller, R.S. 2005. Larval and juvenile fishes associated with pelagic Sargassum in the northcentral Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 56: 259-270.
Hutchins, J.B. 1986. Monacanthidae. In: M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.), Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. pp. 882-887.
Hutchins, B. & Swainston R. 1999. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia (2nd edition). Swainston Publishing, New South Wales, Australia. 180 p.
Jones, M. & West, R.J. 2005. Spatial and temporal variability of seagrass fishes in intermittently closed and open coastal lakes in southeastern Australia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 64: 277-288.
Klaer, N.L. 2001. Steam trawl catches from south-eastern Australia from 1918 to 1957: trends in catch rates and species composition. Marine and Freshwater Research 52: 399-410.
Last, P.R. 1983a. Notes on the feeding ecology of four sympatric leatherjackets (Pieces: Monacanthidae) from Tasmania. Tasmanian Fisheries Research 25: 17-25.
Last, P.R.; Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983b. Fishes of Tasmania. Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority. Pp. 494-510.
Letourneur, Y.; Chabanet, P.P.; Durville, M.; Taquet, E.; Teissier, M.; Parmentier, J.; Quéro C. & Pothin K. 2004. An updated checklist of the marine fish fauna of Reunion Island, south-western Indian Ocean. Cybium 28(3):199-216.
Pollard, D.A. 1994. A comparison of fish assemblages and fisheries in intermittently open and permanently open coastal lagoons on the south coast of New South Wales, South-Eastern Australia.17: 631.
Pequeño, G. 1989. Peces de Chile. Lista sistematica revisada y comentada. Revista de Biología Marina. Valparaiso 24(2): 1-132.
Rogers, S.J.; Hare, J.A. & Lindquist, D.G. 2001. Otolith record of age, growth and ontogeny in larval and pelagic juvenile Stephanolepis hispidus (Pisces: Monacanthidae). Marine Biology 138: 945-953.
Sommer, C.; Schneider, W. & Poutiers, J.M. 1996. FAO Species Identification Field Guide for Fishery Purposes. The living marine Resources of Somalia.. Rome. 376 p
Wei-Zhong, C.; Zheng, Y. & Chang-Song, L.I. 1998. Stock Assessment and Catch prediction of the Filefish, Thamnaconus septentrionalis, with help of Microcomputer. Journal of Shanghai Fisheries University 7(1): 13-18.
Barik, T.K.; Swain, S.N.; Sahu, B.; Tripathy, B. & Acharya, U.R. 2017a. Morphological and genetic analyses of the first record of longrakered trevally, Ulua mentalis (Perciformes: Carangidae) and of the pinjalo snapper, Pinjalo pinjalo (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) in the Odisha coast, Bay of Bengal, Mitochondrial DNA Part A. 29(4): 552-560.
Barik, T.K.; Swain, S.N.; Sahu, B.; Tripathy, B. & Acharya, U.R. 2018a. First Record of Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821) (Beloniformes: Belonidae) from Odisha Coast, Bay of Bengal, India: Exploration of a Biological Invasion Using DNA Barcoding. Thalassas 34(1): 209-217.
Barik, T.K.; Swain, S.N.; Sahu, B.; Tripathy, B. & Acharya, U.R. 2018b. The First Record of Cephalopholis formosa (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Marine Waters of Odisha Coast, Bay of Bengal, India. Journal of Ichthyology 58(5): 751-753.
Berry, F.H. & Vogele, L.E. 1961. Filefishes (Monacanthidae) of the Western North Atlantic. Fishery Bulletin. Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington DC 61.pp. 57-109.
Chen, W.Z.; Zheng, Y.Z.; Chen, Y.Q. & Mathews, C.P. 1997. An assessment of fishery yields from the East China Sea ecosystems. Marine Fisheries Review 59(4): 1-7.
Daug, V.T.; Tran, D.; Nielsen, R. & Riget, F. 2002. Results of bottom trawl surveys carried out in Vietnam waters (20-200m) in 1996-1997. Naga, The ICLARM Quarterly (Vol. 25, No.1). In: Fishbyte, Silvestre, G. Fisheries Section of the Network of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries Professionals (NTAFP).
Figueiredo, J.L. & Menezes, N.A. 2000. Manual de peixes marinhos do sudeste do Brasil. VI.Teleostei (5). Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo. Brazil. 116 p.
Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. & Fong, J.D. 2019. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Species by Family/Subfamily. (http://researcharchive.calacade my.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/SpeciesByFamily.asp). Electronic version accessed 27.06. 2019.
Grove-Jones, R.P. & Burnell, A.F. 1991. Fisheries biology of the ocean leatherjacket (Monacanthidae: Nelusetta ayraudi) in the eastern waters of the Great Australian Bight, South Australia. Fishing Industry Research and Development Council, Grant No: DFS01Z. 107 p.
Guallart, J. & Vicent, J. 2009. First record of the unicorn leatherjacket Aluterus monoceros (Pisces: Monacanthidae) from the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Biodiversity Records 2: E103.
Hannan, J.C. & Williams, R.J. 1998. Recruitment of juvenile marine fishes to seagrass habitat in a temperate Australian Estuary. Estuaries 21: 29-51.
Harmelin-Vivien, M.L. & Quéro, J.C. 1990. Monacanthidae. In: J.C., Quero Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post, L. Saldanha (eds.), Check-list of the fishes of the eastern Tropical Atlantic/Catalogue des poissons de ľAtlantique Oriental Tropical Volume 2. Paris: UNESCO. pp. 1051–1066.
Hoese, D.F.; Bray, D.J.; Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. 2006. Fishes. In: P.L. Beesley, A. Wells (eds.), Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35, ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, Australia. pp. 1-2178.
Hoffmayer, E.R.; Franks, J.S.; Comyns, B.H.; Hendon, J.R. & Waller, R.S. 2005. Larval and juvenile fishes associated with pelagic Sargassum in the northcentral Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 56: 259-270.
Hutchins, J.B. 1986. Monacanthidae. In: M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.), Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. pp. 882-887.
Hutchins, B. & Swainston R. 1999. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia (2nd edition). Swainston Publishing, New South Wales, Australia. 180 p.
Jones, M. & West, R.J. 2005. Spatial and temporal variability of seagrass fishes in intermittently closed and open coastal lakes in southeastern Australia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 64: 277-288.
Klaer, N.L. 2001. Steam trawl catches from south-eastern Australia from 1918 to 1957: trends in catch rates and species composition. Marine and Freshwater Research 52: 399-410.
Last, P.R. 1983a. Notes on the feeding ecology of four sympatric leatherjackets (Pieces: Monacanthidae) from Tasmania. Tasmanian Fisheries Research 25: 17-25.
Last, P.R.; Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983b. Fishes of Tasmania. Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority. Pp. 494-510.
Letourneur, Y.; Chabanet, P.P.; Durville, M.; Taquet, E.; Teissier, M.; Parmentier, J.; Quéro C. & Pothin K. 2004. An updated checklist of the marine fish fauna of Reunion Island, south-western Indian Ocean. Cybium 28(3):199-216.
Pollard, D.A. 1994. A comparison of fish assemblages and fisheries in intermittently open and permanently open coastal lagoons on the south coast of New South Wales, South-Eastern Australia.17: 631.
Pequeño, G. 1989. Peces de Chile. Lista sistematica revisada y comentada. Revista de Biología Marina. Valparaiso 24(2): 1-132.
Rogers, S.J.; Hare, J.A. & Lindquist, D.G. 2001. Otolith record of age, growth and ontogeny in larval and pelagic juvenile Stephanolepis hispidus (Pisces: Monacanthidae). Marine Biology 138: 945-953.
Sommer, C.; Schneider, W. & Poutiers, J.M. 1996. FAO Species Identification Field Guide for Fishery Purposes. The living marine Resources of Somalia.. Rome. 376 p
Wei-Zhong, C.; Zheng, Y. & Chang-Song, L.I. 1998. Stock Assessment and Catch prediction of the Filefish, Thamnaconus septentrionalis, with help of Microcomputer. Journal of Shanghai Fisheries University 7(1): 13-18.