Dr. Mrinal Kumar Das
Scientist-D
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Dr. MRINAL KUMAR DAS Scientist-D
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Highest Academic degree, year |
Ph.D.(Zoology); 2015
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Department/Division
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Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre Zoological Survey of India Haddo, Port Blair-744102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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Email Address |
mrinalkumar.das@zsi.gov.in ; dasmrinal09@gmail.com
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Phone Number |
9498402893
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Area of Expertise
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Taxonomy of freshwater and marine fishes.
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Experience after Ph. D. |
8 years
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Significant Achievements
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1. New Species-One eel fish;New Records to India-2; New Records to State: 4; Augmentation to NZC, ZSI: over 20 species. 2. Worked on taxonomy of fishes. 3. Documentation of freshwater fishdiversity of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
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Mentorship |
02Internship students (M.Sc.)
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Research Focus
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1. Taxonomy and classification of fishes. 2. Species diversity and distribution of freshwater fishes. 3. Species diversity and distribution of Marine fishes. 4. Preparation of Data base
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Publications
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Mrinal Kumar Das, Anil Mohapatra, Rajendar Kumar .R & Ranjana Bhaskar 2020. A new species Ophichthus chennaiensissp. nov. (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the southeast coast of India, Zootaxa, 4895(2):291-296. (SCI; IF = 1.091). Ranjana Bhaskar, Mrinal Kumar Das, Agnita Sharon, R.Rajendar Kumar & Chandika R. G.2021.Genetic identification of marine eels (Anguilliformes: Congroidei) through DNA barcoding from Kasimedu fishing harbor. MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART B, Vol. 6(12):3354–3361 (SCI ; IF = 0.658). Mrinal Kumar Das, R Rajendar, C Surendar & P Padmanaban.2022.Length-weight relationships for five fish species from Gulf of Mannar, southeast coast of India. Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences(IJMS),Vol. 51 (06), pp. 573-575 (SCI ; IF= 0.55) Mrinal Kumar Das, R. Rajendar Kumar and P.Padmanaban 2020. First record of Pseudamiagelatinosa Smith, 1956 (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from Gulf of Mannar, South east coast of India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India. Vol. 121(2)/307–309. (NASS = 3.85) Annemarie Ohler,M.M.Borah, M. K. Das, C.Tesia & S. Bordoloi.2018. A study on amphibian fauna of Arunachal Pradesh (India). Alytes, 36(1-4): 276-288
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ResearchGate profile |
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mrinal_Kumar_Das2
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Social Media
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