A single specimen of Goatfish with the standard length of 88.43 mm was collected from the Gulf of Mannar, Southeast coast of India on 28.12.2018. The specimen was confirmed as Upeneus margarethae Uiblein & Heemstra, 2010, based on the morphometric and partial mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase sub-unit I gene analysis. The presence of the species suggests the extended distributional range of U. margarethae in Gulf of Mannar (GoM), Southeast coast of India. Morphomeristic characters of the present specimen are being compared with the earlier records of the species.

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2010 年马纳尔湾 Margaretha's Goatfish, Upeneus margarethae Uiblein & Heemstra (Perciformes: Mullidae) 发生的报告

2018 年 12 月 28 日在印度东南沿海马纳尔湾采集了一条标准长度为 88.43 毫米的山羊鱼标本。根据形态测定和部分线粒体细胞色素氧化酶亚基 I 基因分析，该标本被确认为Upeneus margarethae Uiblein & Heemstra，2010。该物种的存在表明U. margarethae在印度东南海岸马纳尔湾 (GoM) 的分布范围扩大。目前标本的形态特征正在与该物种的早期记录进行比较。