Crenidens indicus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Spariformes |
| Family: | Sparidae |
| Genus: | Crenidens |
| Species: | C. indicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Crenidens indicus Day, 1873
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Crenidens indicus. Day's karanteen bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. This species is found in the Indian Ocean.
Taxonomy[edit]
Crenidens indicus was first formally described in 1873 by the English zoologist Francis Day with its type locality given as the northern Indian Ocean. This taxon was previously treated as a subspecies of Crenidens crenidens[2] but was recognised as a valid species in 2013.[3] The genus Crenidens is placed in the family Sparidae within the order Spariformes by the 5th edition of Fishes of the World.[4] Some authorities classify this genus in the subfamily Boopsinae,[5] but the 5th edition of Fishes of the World does not recognise subfamilies within the Sparidae.[4]
Description[edit]
Crenidens indicus has a dorsal fin which is supported by 11 spines and 11 soft rays while the anal fin contains3 spines and 10 soft rays. The shape of the body is a slightly compressed oblong oval which has a standard length which is 2.1 to 2.4 times its depth. The dorsal profile of the head is gently convex up to the origin of the dorsal fin but in adults it changes to concave behind the eyes and convex to the front of the eyes. The overall colour is silvery with greenish blue or olive-green tints. There are thin longitudinal stripes along the rows of scales. The fins are dull yellow and transluscent. There is a dusly spot at the base of the pectoral fin.[6] This species has a maximum published standard length of 23.1 cm (9.1 in).[7]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
Crenidens indicus is found in the northern Indian Ocean where it is found fromOman to Pakistan, and throughout the Persian Gulf. It has also been confirmed to occur off the western coast f India in Gujarat and off Mumbai.[8] This species is typically encountered in shallow, sheltered coastal waters on mud substrates.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Iwatsuki, Y.; Russell, B.; Carpenter, K.E.; et al. (2014). "Crenidens indicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T49677201A49698883. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T49677201A49698883.en. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Crenidens". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Yukio Iwatsuki; James Maclaine (2013). "Validity of Crenidens macracanthus Günther 1874 (Pisces: Sparidae) from Chennai (Madras), India, with taxonomic statuses of the congeners (abstract)". Ichthyological Research. 60 (3): 241–248. doi:10.1007/s10228-013-0342-2.
- ^ a b Nelson, J.S.; Grande, T.C.; Wilson, M.V.H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 502–506. doi:10.1002/9781119174844. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. LCCN 2015037522. OCLC 951899884. OL 25909650M.
- ^ Parenti, P. (2019). "An annotated checklist of the fishes of the family Sparidae". FishTaxa. 4 (2): 47–98.
- ^ a b Yukio Iwatsuki and Phillip C Heemstra (2022). "Family Sparidae". In Phillip C Heemstra; Elaine Heemstra; David A Ebert; Wouter Holleman; and John E Randall (eds.). Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean (PDF). Vol. 3. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. pp. 284–315. ISBN 978-1-990951-32-9.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Crenidens indicus" in FishBase. October 2023 version.
- ^ Bogorodsky, S.V.; Iwatsuki, Y.; Amir, S.A.; Mal, A.O.; and Alpermann, T.J. (2017). "Morphological and molecular divergence between Crenidens crenidens (Forsskål, 1775) and C. indicus Day, 1873 (Perciformes: Sparidae) and notes on a Red Sea endemic lineage of C. crenidens". Marine Biodiversity. 47: 1273–1285. doi:10.1007/s12526-017-0764-6.
- Psomadakis, P.N., H.B. Osmany and M. Moazzam, 2015. Field identification guide to the living marine resources of Pakistan. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes, 386p.