Hi Everyone;
Please identify this fishes collected from the exploratory trawl survey at a depth of 62 m off Visakhapatnam coast.
Hi,
I would say the latter two show some kind of eel, aunt Google suggests its an Anago (a salt-water eel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anago
Hope that helps
1) is a species of Minous (fam. Synanceiidae);
2) is a species of the family Muraenidae;
3) is a species of the family Ophichthidae.
For a more precise identification, the examinaion of specimens (or more detailed photographs) are needed.
I agree with Minous inermis (as far as I can see the characters on the photograph).
First one is an interesting species. The key for identification of fishes belong to Minous is incomplete in western Indian ocean. Limited report available from Visakhapatnam, AP.
Thank you sir. Earlier I collected Minous picta, Minous coccinus this is third one sir.
India, Visakhapatnam, 09-03-2011, 96 mm TL, by K. Sujatha and N.M. Krishna
Minous inermis
India, Visakhapatnam, 09-03-2011, 96 mm TL, by K. Sujatha and N.M. Krishna in fish base
Second picture seems to be Strophidon sathete/ S. dorsalis. Needs examination for confirmation.
Third one is from Family Ophichidae. Needs some more characters to conform.
The eel looking fish are most likely of the Conger genus, so actually not Muraenidae, but Congridae. Muraenidae have a dorsal fin that starts close to the head, while the fish in the pictures clearly lack said fin, and have only a caudo-ventral fin. (Plus they look exactly like the Argentinean conger, which which I've worked in the past)
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