Ramachandran S., Marimuthu K., Ramalingam L. 2020. New record of narrowbar reefgoby, Priolepis profunda (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Gobiidae), from Indian waters. Acta Ichthyol. Piscat. 50 (4): 465–469.

Abstract. The present paper reports the first record of the narrowbar reefgoby, Priolepis profunda (Weber, 1909) from the Indian coast. Two specimens (33.5 and 38.5 mm of TL), were caught during a demersal trawling survey conducted in the area between 9°40.7′N, 76°05.8′E and 9°45.1′N, 76°03.9′E at 33 m in June 2017. The specimens were collected from a coral rock which entered in the trawl net during the demersal resources survey. The morphological descriptions of the specimens collected are compared with those of existing records.

Keywords: Priolepis profunda, coral rock, new record, bottom trawl, India