A new distributional record of the yellow-spotted tilefish, Hoplolatilus fourmanoiri Smith, 1964 (Acanthuriformes: Malacanthidae) from coastal waters of India
摘要
The yellow-spotted tilefish, Hoplolatilus fourmanoiri is recorded for the first time from the coastal waters of India. Eight specimens (92.2–105 mm SL) were procured from major fish landing centres in Tamil Nadu State, south-eastern India during July 2022–February 2024. A morphological description and details of fresh colouration of the collected specimens are herein provided for the Indian specimens. This species has previously been known only from Vietnam, Indonesia, Brunei, the Ryukyu Islands (Japan), the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and this study represents the westernmost record of this species from southeastern India.