First report on the occurrence of nine ornamental fish species from Odisha

Abstract

The current study reports nine ornamental fish species, new to Odisha coast, India. These are <em>Gymnothorax pseudotile</em>; <em>Antennarius indicus</em>; <em>Ostichthys acanthorhinus</em>;<em> Lutjanus lunulatus</em>; <em>Pomadasys furcatus</em>; <em>Parascolopsis aspinosa</em>; <em>Pomacanthus semicirculatus</em>; <em>Chaetodon decussatus </em>and<em> Amphiprion clarkii</em>. The present study provides the detailed information on morphometric measurements, species characteristic features, distribution and photographs of reported ornamental fishes for the first time from the region.