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Nybelinia elongata Shah & Bilqees, 1979
Trypanorhyncha: Tentaculariidae
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Species ID 5083
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Tentaculariidae
Subfamily
Genus Nybelinia
Species elongata
Authority Shah & Bilqees, 1979
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Heteronybelinia elongata (Shah & Bilqees, 1979) Palm, 1999
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Citation(s)

Shah, M. and F. M. Bilqees. 1979. Nybelinia elongata, new species from the fish Pellona elongata of Karachi coast. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 11: 231-233.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
07/26/2012Modified
05/29/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
06/05/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Clupeiformes
Host Family Pristigasteridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pellona
Species elongata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Ilisha
Species elongata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host not given
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Type Locality

Country Pakistan
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Karachi Coast
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Specimens

Type Material The specimens are deposited in Department of Zoology, University of Karachi.
Total Number of Type Specimens 8
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Palm (1999, 2004) states that the types ar BMNH 1989.5.18.5, but this is not indicated in the earlier original paper.
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.