Australian sawcheek scorpionfish, Brachypterois curvispina Matsunuma, Sakurai & Motomura 2013 (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) new record from Indian waters

Abstract

The Australian sawcheek scorpionfish, Brachypterois curvispina Matsunuma, Sakurai & Motomura, 2013, was collected from
Visakhapatnam Fisheries harbour, India. Morphometric, meristic counts and description of the collected specimens as well as a key to
species of Brachypterois represented in the catches of Visakhapatnam are presented. The record of B. curvispina from Visakhapatnam
coastal waters is a new record for India.