Dr. C. Venkatraman

Scientist-E

Highest Academic degree, year

Ph.D.; 1998

Department/Division

Marine Biology Regional Centre

Email Address

c.venkatraman@zsi.gov.in

Phone Number

9073007420

Area of Expertise

Birds

Experience after Ph. D.

25 years

Significant Achievements

- Discovered One mammal species

- Recorded 58 species (One bat species and One fish, One sea snake, seven mollusc, five crabs, 42 bryozoans, one nemertea) as new record to Myanmar and India respectively

- Contribution to the taxonomy of Bryozoans in Indian reefs

- Assessment of Sea cucumber population in GoMBR and Palkbay, East coast of India

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Mentorship

Supervised 03, M.Sc., 03 M.Phil., and 05 PhD students

Research Focus

- Taxonomy of lesser-known marine phyla in GoMBR, East coast of India

- Research on distribution of small mammals in South west Bengal

- Research on status of Endemic and endangered species such as Andaman teal and Nilgiri marten

Publications

Books: 08, Research papers: 120

Venkatraman, C. and V. Gokula. 2009. Coastal birds of Tamil Nadu, Rec. zool. Surv.  India, Occ. Paper 303: 1-64, (Published by the Director, Zool. Surv India, Kolkata.

Venkatraman, C., K. Venkataraman, Rajkumar Rajan, S. Shrinivaasu, P. Padmanaban, K. Paramasivam and C. Sivaperuman, 2013. Diversity and Distribution of Echinoderms in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, Southern India, Pp. 197-212. In:K. Venkataraman, C. Sivaperuman and C. Raghunathan (eds.), Ecology and Conservation of Tropical Marine Faunal Communities, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. 483pp.

Venkatraman, C, P. Padmanaban, and C. Sivaperuman. 2015. Seasonal abundance of Sea snakes on the Chennai Coast, Southern India. In: K.Venkataraman and C. Sivaperuman (eds) Marine faunal diversity in India; Taxonomy, Ecology and Conservation, Elsevier, USA. Pp249-259

Venkatraman, C, and R. Nagarajan. 2015. Effect of Nesting Tree Height Characteristics on the Nesting Behaviour of Colonial Waterbirds in Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu. In Gopi, G.V. and S.A. Hussain (Eds.) Waterbirds of India, ENVIS Bulletin: Wildlife & Protected Areas. Vol. 16; Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun-248001, India. 122-131Pp.

Gokula., V and C. Venkatraman. 2003. Foraging and breeding biology of the Malabar parakeet Psittacula columboides in the Siruvani foot hills, Tamil Nadu, India. Forktail 18. 72-73.

OmPraba G.  Alex Chapeaurouge, Robin Doley, K. Rema Devi, P. Padmanaban, C. Venkatraman, D. Velmurugan, Qingsong Lin, and R. Manjunatha Kini. 2010.  Identification of a Novel Family of Snake Venom Proteins Veficolins from Cerberus rynchops Using a Venom Gland Transcriptomics and Proteomics Approach. Journal of Proteome Research,9: 1882–1893.

Manokaran Kamalakannan, Chandrakasan Sivaperuman, Shantanu Kundu, Govindarasu Gokulakrishnan, Chinnadurai Venkatraman, & Kailash Chandra. 2021. Discovery of a new mammal species (Soricidae: Eulipotyphla) from Narcondam volcanic island, India. Scientific reports 11: 9416. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88859-4.

ResearchGate profile

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/C-Venkatraman-2

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Dr. S. PRABAKARAN

Scientist-E

Highest Academic degree, year

M.Sc., Ph.D.; 1996

Department/Division

Marine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai -600028

Email Address

prabakaranzsi@yahoo.co.inprabakaran.s@zsi.gov.in

Phone Number

8682906384 & 9444076545

Area of Expertise

Taxonomy: Blattids and Membracidae

Experience after Ph. D.

27 years

Significant Achievements

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->§  <!--[endif]-->Discovered 05 new Blattid (Cockroach) species.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->§  <!--[endif]-->Contribution to the taxonomy of Indian Cockroaches (Blattids)

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->§  <!--[endif]-->Research on Cockroaches and Membracids

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->§  <!--[endif]-->Studies of Cockroaches and Membracids ecological and Behavioural Patterns

Mentorship

Guided and supervised 03 PhD students

Research Focus

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->§  <!--[endif]-->Taxonomic studies on Blattids and Membracids.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->§  <!--[endif]-->Diversity of Cockroaches and Membracids.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->§  <!--[endif]-->Phylogenetic studies on Cockroaches.

Publications

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->1.      <!--[endif]-->2018. Prabakaran .S, Senraj. M, K. Revathi and Y. Chezhian. “Diversity of cockroaches in Velliangiri hills of Coimbatore district in southern Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India” International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies 2018; 5(1): 206-213. NAAS Rating: 4.00.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->2.      <!--[endif]-->2018. Prabakaran S. and Senraj, M. “A checklist of cockroaches (Insecta: Blattodea) from India.” Version 1.0. Online publication is available at www.zsi.gov.in (Last update: February 2018)

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->3.      <!--[endif]-->2018. Prabakaran, R. Babu and M. Senraj. “Inventory of Membracidae (Insecta: Homoptera) type specimens in the collections of Southern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai. Rec. zool. Surv. India: Vol. 117(4)/ 341-355, 2017. ISSN (Print): 0375-1511.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->4.   <!--[endif]-->2019. S. Prabakaran, M. Senraj and Cristian C. Lucanas. “A new species of Allacta Saussure &Zehntner 1895 (Blattodea: Ectobiidae.” Pseudophyllodromiinae) from India”.  HALTERES, Volume 10, 1-6, 2019. ISSN 0973-1555(Print) ISSN 2348-7372(Online)

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->5.      <!--[endif]-->2021. M. SENRAJ, S. MARIA PACKIAM S. Prabakaran, CRISTIAN C. LUCANAS & DEEPA JAISWAL. Review   of   Indian Allacta  Saussure&Zehntner,   1895   (Blattodea:   Ectobiidae:Pseudophyllodromiinae), with description of three new species.Zootaxa-49209(2):254-266.ISSN1175-5334 (online edition)

ResearchGate profile

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Prabakaran-Sarangan

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Dr. Bineesh. K. K

Scientist-E

Highest Academic degree, year

Ph.D.; 2014

Department/Division

Marine Biology Regional Centre

Email Address

kkbineesh@gmail.com; bineesh.kk@zsi.gov.in

Phone Number

9037611957

Area of Expertise

Taxonomy: Marine fishes

Experience after Ph. D.

7 years

Significant Achievements

• Discovered 16 new marine fish species to the science.
• 11 fish species rediscovered, and confirmed using DNA markers.
• DNA barcodes developed for 120 elasmobranchs and 486 marine fishes.
• Completed Red assessment for 130 species of elasmobranchs distributed globally.

Mentorship

Supervised 04MSc students

Research Focus

• Taxonomy and classification of Marine fishes
• Species diversity and distribution patterns of deepsea fishes
• Integrative taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of Indian marine fishes

Publications

Gopalakrishnan. A, Divya P. R., V. S. Basheer, T. Raja Swaminathan, A. Kathirvelpandian, Bineesh. K. K, Rahul G. Kumar and J. K. Jena (2012). Macro flora and fauna of the Gulf of Mannar- a checklist. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, U. P., India. 127 pages. ISBN: 978-81-905540-8-4(Book)

- 8 Book chapters

- 78 research papers in SCI journals

Bineesh, K. K., Kumar, R. R., Venu, S., Nashad, M., Basheer, V. S., Akhilesh, K. V., &Sivaperuman, C. (2020). Fifteen new records of Batoids (Elasmobranchii) from waters off Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 62(1), 21-28.

Bineesh K.K, M. Nashad, Aneesh Kumar. K. V and H.  Endo (2019). Glossanodon macrocephalus, a new argentine fish (Protacanthopterygii: Argentinidae) from the Arabian Sea. Zootaxa, 4688(2), 289-294

Rima W Jabado, Peter M Kyne, Riley A Pollom, David A Ebert, Colin A Simpfendorfer, Gina M Ralph, Shaikha S Al Dhaheri, Akhilesh K V, Khadeeja Ali, Mohamud Hassan Ali, Tariq M S Al Mamari, Bineesh K K, Igbal S Elhassan, Daniel Fernando, Edwin M Grandcourt, Muhammad Moazzam Khan, Alec B M Moore, FereidoonOwfi, David P Robinson, Evgeny Romanov, Ana-Lucia Soares, Julia L Y Spaet, Dawit Tesfamichael, ToorajValinassab, Nicholas K Dulvy. (2018). Troubled waters: Conservation status of the sharks, rays, and chimaeras of the Arabian Sea and adjacent waters. Fish and Fisheries. Article ID: FAF12311; Article DOI: 10.1111/faf.12311

Bineesh. K. K., Barry C. Russell & K. Chandra (2018). Nemipterusandamanensis, a new nemipterid fish (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) from the Andaman Islands. Zootaxa, 4500 (1), 82-90.

K. K. Bineesh, A. Gopalakrishnan, K. V. Akhilesh, K. A. Sajeela, E. M. Abdussamad, N.G.K. Pillai, V.S. Basheer, J.K. Jena and Robert D. Ward (2016). DNA barcoding reveals species composition of sharks and rays in the Indian commercial fishery. Mitochondrial DNA28(4): 458-472

ResearchGate profile

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Dr.G.Sivaleela

Scientist-D

Highest Academic degree, year

Ph.D.; 2010

Department/Division

MBRC/ZSI, Chennai

Email Address

 Sivaleelambrc9@gmail.com

Phone Number

91-9444401238

Area of Expertise

Taxonomy: Marine sponges & Marine nematodes

Experience after Ph. D.

13 years

Significant Achievements

• Discovered 43 new records of marine nematodes & sponges (one new species&eight new records)
• One species sponges of barcode in NCBI.
• Contribution to the taxonomy of marine nematodes&sponges

Mentorship

Supervised 02 PhD students

Research Focus

• Taxonomy of sponges, Marine nematodes &Gorgonids
• Species diversity and distribution patterns
• Status of Boring and its impact on the reef.
• Preparation of Data base
• Preparation of scientific papers and scientific progress reports and other technical Reports                                                                                           

Publications

- 35 research papers in Naas rated journals including 3 books& 2 international journals.

ResearchGate profile

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Dr. P. PADMANABAN

ASSISTANT ZOOLOGIST

Highest Academic degree, year

Ph.D.;2016

Department/Division

Marie Reptiles

Email Address

padmazsi@rediffmail.com

Phone Number

+ 91-9444696561

Area of Expertise

Taxonomy: Sea Snakes, Polyclad and Foraminifera

Experience after Ph. D.

06 years

Significant Achievements(max 5 bullet points)

- Discovered 02 new records of sea snake species

- Reported new distributional records Five species of Polyclads

- Reportedone species of Benthic Foraminifera new to India and one new distribution

Mentorship

Research Focus(max. 5 bullet points)

- Taxonomy and classification of Sea snakes

- Species diversity and distribution patterns

Publications

-25 Research and papers and one in international journal.

ResearchGate profile

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R. Rajendar Kumar

Assistant Zoologist

Highest Academic degree, year

M. Sc 2008

Department/Division

Marine Biology Regional Centre

Email Address

rrkumar@zsi.gov.in

Phone Number

07386935456

Area of Expertise

Taxonomy: Marine Gastropod and Micro Mollusc

Experience after Ph. D.

09years

Significant Achievements

- Discovered 01 new Marine Eel species

Discovered 03 New records of Marine micro mollusc.

Discovered 01 New record Marine Bivalve

- Contribution to the taxonomy of Marine Gastropod families

-Contribution to the identification of confiscated Marine Gastropod

20 Research papers

Mentorship

Nil

Research Focus

- Taxonomy and classification of Marine Gastropod

Taxonomy and classification of Marine Micro mollusc Gulf of Mannar

- Species diversity and distribution Of Marine Gastropod

Publications

• Kumar, Rupavath Rajendar, et al. "Occurrence of deep-seagastropod, TurbonillajuliaePeñas and Rolán, 2010 (Family: Pyramidellidae) in Indian waters: A checklist of genus Turbonilla." Records of the Zoological Survey of India 122.2 (2022): 199-202.
• Rupavath, Rajendar Kumar, Rajkumar Rajan, and VanishreeJegadeesan. "Range extension and first record of Meretrix lusoria (Röding, 1798)(Mollusca: Bivalvia: Veneridae) from Indian coastal waters." Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120.4 (2021): 507-509.
• Kumar, R. Rajendar, and K. Praveen. "First Record of Cantharus melanostoma (Sowerby, 1825)(Gastropoda) from Andhra Pradesh Coast." Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120.1 (2020): 95-96.
• Bhaskar, Ranjana, Mrinal Kumar Das, E. Agnita Sharon, Rupavath Rajendar Kumar, and Chandika RG. "Genetic identification of marine eels (Anguilliformes: Congroidei) through DNA barcoding from Kasimedu fishing harbour." Mitochondrial DNA Part B 6, no. 12 (2021): 3354-3361.
• MK, DAS, Anil Mohapatra, Kumar R. Rajendar, and Ranjana Bhaskar. "A new species Ophichthuschennaiensis sp. nov.(Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the southeast coast of India." Zootaxa 4895, no. 2 (2020): zootaxa-4895.
• Das, M. K., Rajendar, R., Surendar, C., & Padmanaban, P. (2022). Length-weight relationships for five fish species from Gulf of Mannar, southeast coast of India. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences (IJMS), 51(06), 573-575.
• Kumar, R. Rajendar. "Distribution of molluscan fauna in Coringa estuarine mangroves, South East Coast of India." Biolife 4.2 (2016): 261-264.
• Das, Mrinal Kumar, R. Rajendar Kumar, and P. Padmanaban. "First record of Pseudamiagelatinosa Smith, 1956 (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from Gulf of Mannar, Southeast coast of India." Records of the Zoological Survey of India 121.2 (2021): 307-309.
• Padmanaban, P., A. Anand Kumar, R. Rajendar Kumar, C. Surendar, and J. Vanishree. "On the Polyclads from the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve with new records." Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120, no. 4 (2021): 445â-453
• Tenjing, S. Yambem, Rupavath Rajendar Kumar, N. Narasimhaiah, and Durga Prasad Behera. "Invasion of living fossil bivalve, Dosinia japonica (Reeve, 1850) along the Indian coast." Current Science 116, no. 6 (2019): 894-897..
• Basker, Brindhadevi, Jayapradha Bommusamy, and Rajendar Kumar. "Record of the rare triseriate auger Triplostephanustriseriatus (Gray, 1834) with notes on its distribution along the Indian coast." (2017).
• Sivaleela, Gunasekaran, Chandra Surendar, and Rubavath Rajendar Kumar."Free-living marine nematodes in Andhra Pradesh Coast, India." Records of the Zoological Survey of India 121.2 (2021): 283-301.
• Fauna (Epibenthic and Epifauna) associated with Sea Grass Ecosystems in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata AND j. Vanishreerajkumarrajan, k. Paramasivam, s. Shrinivaasu, c. Venkatraman, k. Venkataraman, p. Padmanaban, c. Surendar, rajendarkumarisbn: 978–81–8171–468–8