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A single specimen of Indian Zebra Sole, Zebrias synapturoides (Jenkins, 1910) was trawled off Al–Qunfudhah, which is being reported herein as a new record for the Red Sea. This species is characterized by (1) the presence of three bars on head and by the (2) dorsal and anal fins joined to the basal portion of the caudal fin. Zebrias synapturoides is widely distributed in the Indian Ocean and the paucity of its record in the Red Sea could be attributed to the inadequate sampling efforts in the shallow sandy habitats.
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The authors thank the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Saudi Arabia for funding the research project on Assessment of the major fish stocks in the Red Sea waters of the Kingdom. Crew of the trawler Al–Saffalafy I; 34866 is gratefully acknowledged for their support during the fishing experiment and sampling collection. Technical inputs provided by Dr. Ronald Fricke, State Museum of Natural History, Stuttgart, Germany for confirming the species identity are gratefully acknowledged.
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Goutham-Bharathi, M.P., Dimech, M. Notes on Indian Zebra Sole, Zebrias synapturoides (Jenkins, 1910) from the Red Sea. Thalassas 39, 533–536 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-023-00581-2
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