Survey for Coastal Fishes of Ranong and Phuket Provinces, Thailand in December 2014

Veera Vilasri; Ryo Yamanaka; Toshio Kawai; Hisashi Imamura; Sahat Ratmuangkhwang; Fumihito Tashiro; Masahiro Ohara

Authors

Veera Vilasri Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Thailand, Technopolis, Khlong 5, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
Ryo Yamanaka School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido 041-8611, Japan
Toshio Kawai Fisheries Science Center, The Hokkaido University Museum, 3-1-1 Minato-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido 041-8611, Japan
Hisashi Imamura Fisheries Science Center, The Hokkaido University Museum, 3-1-1 Minato-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido 041-8611, Japan; Faculy of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido 041-8611, Japan
Sahat Ratmuangkhwang Andaman Coastal Research Station for Development, Kasetsart University Research and Development Institute, Kasetsart University, Suksamran, Ranong 85120, Thailand
Fumihito Tashiro Maizuru Fisheries Research Station, Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University, Nagahama, Maizuru, Kyoto 625-0086, Japan
Masahiro Ohara The Hokkaido University Museum, N10, W8, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan

Keywords:

Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean, first record, Bathygobius hongkongensis

Abstract

The National Science Museum, Thailand, Kasetsart University, Thailand, the Hokkaido University Museum and the Kyoto University of Japan conducted a joint survey to accumulate knowledge about species diversity of coastal fishes in the Andaman Sea, Thailand in December, 2014. As the result of this survey, 46 species were recorded in 7 orders, 22 families and 36 genera. The species Bathygobius hongkongensis Lam, 1986 has been recorded for the first time in the Andaman Sea.

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