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Pteropsaron indicum, A New Species of Signalfish from Lakshadweep

Pteropsaron indicum is the newest species of signalfish from Lakshadweep Sea near Kerala, India. The new signalfish is described on the bases of two male specimens measuring about 3.3 inches. Trawled up from 70 m depth or 230 feet. The new species is known only from the Lakshadweep Sea (Laccadive Sea) off Kerala, southern India. P. indicum has two bright-yellow bands running along sides and on…