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A first record of the Lined Wrasse
Anampses lineatus Randall, 1972
(Perciformes: Labridae) in the Gulf of
Mannar, Tamil Nadu, India
S. Prakash 1 & T.T. Ajith Kumar 2
Centre for Climate Change Studies, Sathyabama University, Jeppiaar
Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600119, India
2
National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (ICAR), Canal Ring Road,
Dilkusha Post, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226002, India
1
prakash.cccs@sathyabamauniversity.ac.in (corresponding author),
2
ttajith87@gmail.com
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Wrasses in the family Labridae have a very diverse
and abundant distribution in the tropical coral reefs
ecosystem. This family is the second largest (after
Gobiidae) (Parenti & Randall 2010), with varying numbers
of species (504 species belonging to 47 genera), size from
less than two inches (the Minute Wrasse Minilabrus
striatus) to greater than seven feet (the Hump-head
Wrasse Cheilinus undulatus), and shape, i.e., moderately
deep bodied to slender and long to short snouted
(Randall et al. 1996; Allen et al. 2003). Wrasses are
carnivores, but their food habits mostly depend on the
habitats they live in. Structural changes in the skull, in
particular the jaws and dentition enable the wrasses to
exploit a wide variety of prey items such as hard-shelled
invertebrates (crabs, hermit crabs, molluscs, brittle stars)
and zooplankton (copepods) (Westneat et al. 2005). The
genus Anampses also forcefully strike the substratum
with their mouths, sucking very small animals including
crustaceans, molluscs, worms, and foraminiferans along
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with sand and detritus (Randall
1995).
An annotated checklist of the
family Labridae provided by Parenti ISSN 0974-7907 (Online)
& Randall (2000) lists 453 valid ISSN 0974-7893 (Print)
species under 68 genera. This list
OPEN ACCESS
was again updated by the same
authors, which increased to 504
species belonging to 70 genera
(Parenti & Randall 2011). The
tropical Indo-Pacific genus Anampses Quoy & Gaimard,
1824 could be easily distinguished by a couple of large
incisiform teeth at the front of the jaws, scale less head,
lateral line continuous, smooth pre-opercular margin,
nine dorsal spines and 12 dorsal rays and three anal
spines and 12 anal rays (Randall 1972). In India, the
labrid fishes have been hitherto recorded from the coral
reef regions of India such as the Andaman and Nicobar
Islands (64 species; Rao 2009), the Lakshadweep
(44 species; Jones & Kumaran 1980) and the Gulf of
Mannar (43 species; Ramesh et al. 2008). However, the
information on the genus Anampses from India is very
scanty except on two species (A. meleagrides and A.
caeruleopunctatus), documented from the Andaman &
Nicobar Islands (Rao 2009) and A. caeruleopunctatus, A.
amboinensis and A. diadematus from the Lakshadweep
islands (Jones & Kumaran 1980).
The Gulf of Mannar (GOM) coast extends from
Rameswaram to Tuticorin lying between 7805’E–79030’E
& 8045’N–9025’N, and extending to a distance of
140km. There are 21 islands running almost parallel
to the coastline of the Gulf of Mannar (Image 1). It is
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.1984.8.6.8923-8926 | ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0BF8A488-EE5D-4506-BD1B-8B82964BCC36
Editor: A. Biju Kumar, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
Date of publication: 26 June 2016 (online & print)
Manuscript details: Ms # 1984 | Received 06 April 2016 | Final received 02 June 2016 | Finally accepted 21 June 2016
Citation: Prakash, S. & T.T.A. Kumar (2016). A first record of the Lined Wrasse Anampses lineatus Randall, 1972 (Perciformes: Labridae) in the Gulf of Mannar, Tamil
Nadu, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 8(6): 8923–8926; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.1984.8.6.8923-8926
Copyright: © Prakash & Kumar 2016. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. JoTT allows unrestricted use of this article in any medium, reproduction and distribution by providing adequate credit to the authors and the source of publication.
Funding: The Rufford Foundation, London to SP (Ref. No. 15679-1).
Conflict of Interest: The authors declare no competing interests.
Acknowledgements: The authors are grateful to Mr. Vijayan and Mr. Paramasivam of Tuticorin for helping with the collection of the wrasse specimens. SP is
thankful to Prof. T. Subramoniam, Senior Scientist, Centre for Climate Change Studies, Sathyabama University for his valuable comments on the MS. SP is also
thankful to The Chancellor, Sathyabama University, Chennai for the facilities and his constant support to the Centre for Climate Change Studies. The present work
was carried out as a part of the Rufford Small Grant Project entitled “Status and safe exploitation of marine ornamental fishes and invertebrates from the Gulf of
Mannar, Tamil Nadu, India: An expensive reserve for conservation” funded by The Rufford Foundation, London to SP (Ref. No. 15679-1) (http://www.rufford.org/
projects/prakash_sanjeevi/)
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First record of Lined Wrasse off mainland India
Prakash & Kumar
1995) and Sri Lanka (Rajasuriya 2013). In the present
study, the specimens were collected from the Gulf of
Mannar region, Tamil Nadu and the distribution range
of this species is extended to mainland India for the first
time.
Remarks: Originally described as a subspecies of A.
melannurus (Randall 1972). A lineatus is easily confused
with A. melannurus due to its colouration, which affected
the distribution record of this species. The presence of
A. lineatus in Lakshadweep and the Andaman & Nicobar
Islands needs further clarification (Cabanban 2010). This
species has been frequently collected from the Gulf of
Mannar region for the domestic marine aquarium trade
(Prakash et al. Unpublished data). As there is no species
specific conservation measures related to this species,
distribution records also overlaps with other coral reef
areas. According to IUCN Red List of threatened species,
A. lineatus was considered under the Data Deficient (DD)
category (Cabanban 2010).
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Low genetic diversity in Clarias macrocephalus Günther, 1864
(Siluriformes: Clariidae) populations in the Philippines and its
implications for conservation and management -- Marc Timothy C. Tan, Joycelyn C. Jumawan & Jonas P. Quilang,
Pp. 8849–8859
On the reproductive ecology of Suaeda maritima, S. monoica
and S. nudiflora (Chenopodiaceae)
-- A.J. Solomon Raju & Rajendra Kumar, Pp. 8860–8876
Communications
The Nilgiri Tahr (Mammalia: Cetartiodactyla: Bovidae:
Nilgiritragus hylocrius Ogilby, 1838) in the Agastyamalai range,
Western Ghats, India: population status and threats
-- Ponniah Hopeland, Jean-Philippe Puyravaud & Priya Davidar,
Pp. 8877–8882
All that glitters is not gold: A projected distribution of the
endemic Indian Golden Gecko Calodactylodes aureus (Reptilia:
Squamata: Gekkonidae) indicates a major range shrinkage due
to future climate change
-- Aditya Srinivasulu & Chelmala Srinivasulu, Pp. 8883–8892
Description of a new species of Umairia Hayat (Hymenoptera:
Aphelinidae) with additional distribution records of aphelinids
from India
-- Sagadai Manickavasagam, Chakaravarthy Menakadevi &
Mani Ayyamperumal, Pp. 8893–8897
Egg parasitoids from the subfamily Scelioninae (Hymenoptera:
Platygastridae) in irrigated rice ecosystems across varied
elevational ranges in southern India
-- M. Shweta & K. Rajmohana, Pp. 8898–8904
Short Communications
Rediscovery of Penicillium paradoxum (Ascomycete:
Aspergillaceae) from Maharashtra, India
-- Kunhiraman C. Rajeshkumar, Sayali D. Marathe, Sneha S. Lad,
Deepak K. Maurya, Sanjay K. Singh & Santosh V. Swami,
Pp. 8919–8922
Notes
A first record of the Lined Wrasse Anampses lineatus Randall,
1972 (Perciformes: Labridae) in the Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu,
India
-- S. Prakash & T.T. Ajith Kumar, Pp. 8923–8926
A report of False Tibetan Cupid Tongeia pseudozuthus Huang,
2001 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from the Upper Dibang Valley,
Arunachal Pradesh - An addition to the Indian butterfly fauna
-- Seena N. Karimbumkara, Rajkamal Goswami & Purnendu Roy,
Pp. 8927–8929
Recent sightings of Kaiser-I-Hind Teinopalpus imperialis Hope,
1843 (Lepidoptera: Teinopalpani) from Manipur, India
-- Baleshwor Soibam, Pp. 8930–8933
On the occurrence of Theobaldius(?) tristis (Blanford, 1869)
(Caenogastropoda: Cyclophoridae) in the northern Western
Ghats, Maharashtra, India
-- Amrut R. Bhosale, Tejas S. Patil, Rupesh B. Yadav &
Dipak V. Muley, Pp. 8934–8937
Are exotics Amynthas alexandri (Beddard, 1900) and Metaphire
peguana (Rosa, 1890) (Clitellata: Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae)
a threat to native earthworms in Kerala, India?
-- S. Prasanth Narayanan, S. Sathrumithra, Dinu Kuriakose,
G. Christopher, A.P. Thomas & J.M. Julka, Pp. 8938–8942
New phytogeographically noteworthy plant records from
Uttarakhand, western Himalaya, India
-- Amit Kumar, Bhupendra Singh Adhikari & Gopal Singh Rawat,
Pp. 8943–8947
Perch height and the hunting success of the Indian Eagle Owl
Bubo bengalensis (Franklin) (Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae)
targeting anuran prey
-- Eric Ramanujam, Pp. 8905–8908
Aira (Poaceae): a new generic record for Nicobar Islands, India
-- Kumar Vinod Chhotupuri Gosavi, Arun Nivrutti Chandore &
Mayur Yashwant Kamble, Pp. 8948–8949
A checklist of avifauna from Malgaon-Bagayat and Malvan
towns of Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra, India
-- Mayura Khot, Pp. 8909–8918
Notes on three new records of foliicolous lichens from
Karnataka Western Ghats, India
-- S. Shravan Kumar & Y.L. Krishnamurthy, Pp. 8950–8952
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