Title of article :
First record of redneck goby Schismatogobius deraniyagalai (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Seethanathi River, Karnataka, Southern India
Author/Authors :
Arunachalam، Muthukumarasamy نويسنده Sri Paramakalyani Centre for Environmental Sciences, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Alwarkurichi 627 412, Tamil Nadu, India. , , Muralidharan، Murugan نويسنده Sri Paramakalyani Centre for Environmental Sciences, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Alwarkurichi 627 412, Tamil Nadu, India. , , Remadevi، Karunakaran نويسنده Southern Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, 130, Santhome High Road, Chennai 600 028, Tamil Nadu, India. ,
Abstract :
Schismatogobius deraniyagalai is recorded from the Seethanathi River of Karnataka state in the southern part of India. Previous records of these species were from the streams in Kerala of India and from freshwater habitats of Sri Lanka. Herein we report the occurrence of this species in Seethanathi River showing its distribution extended further north along the west coast of Peninsular India.
