ABSTRACT

This paper presents nine new records of brittle stars for the Indian waters, collected between 49 and 957 m depths in the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. Of these, Ophiolepis cardioplax and Ophiopsammus aequalis are being reported for the first time from the Indian Ocean, while Astrothorax waitei, Amphiophiura insolita, Ophialcaea tuberculosa and Ophioplocus declinans are new records for the northern Indian Ocean. Three other species – Amphiura (Amphiura) dejectoides, Amphiura (Amphiura) uncinata and Ophiopeza spinosa are recorded from nearby areas but are being reported for the first time from the Indian waters. Indophioderma ganapatii, described from Agatti Island, Lakshadweep is synonymized with Ophiopeza spinosa. The nine species described in this paper include several that have not been adequately described in literature or have rarely been documented at all.

摘要

本文介绍了 9 条印度水域脆性恒星的新记录，这些记录是在阿拉伯海、孟加拉湾和安达曼海 49 至 957 m 深度之间收集的。其中，Ophiolepis heartplax和Ophiopsammus aequalis是印度洋首次报道，而Astrothorax waitei、Amphiophiura insolita、Ophialcaea tuberculosa和Ophioplocus declinans是印度洋北部的新记录。其他三个物种 – Amphiura ( Amphiura ) dejectoides、Amphiura ( Amphiura ) uncinata和Ophiopeza spinosa是从附近地区记录到的，但首次从印度水域报告。Indophioderma ganapatii来自Agatti岛，Lakshadweep 与Ophiopeza spinosa同义。本文中描述的九个物种包括一些在文献中没有得到充分描述或根本很少被记录的物种。