_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: Email: pprachi62@gmail.com; Cite as: Hatkar, P., Vachhrajani, K., & Kuppusamy, S. (2024). Marine Benthic Diversity of the Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat: A review. UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, 45(15), 268–283. https://doi.org/10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i154243 Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology Volume 45, Issue 15, Page 268-283, 2024; Article no.UPJOZ.3706 ISSN: 0256-971X (P) Marine Benthic Diversity of the Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat: A review Prachi Hatkar a* , Kauresh Vachhrajani b and Sivakumar Kuppusamy c a Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun-248001, India. b Department of Zoology, Marine Biodiversity and Ecology Laboratory, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, 390002, India. c Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, 605014, India. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. Author PH designed and conceptualized the study, collected and investigated the data, wrote original draft, Reviewed and edited the manuscript, did formal Analysis. Authors KV and SK Supervised the study, wrote, reviewed and edited the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: https://doi.org/10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i154243 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://prh.mbimph.com/review-history/3706 Received: 02/05/2024 Accepted: 04/07/2024 Published: 10/07/2024 ABSTRACT The present paper reviews and compiles a list of benthic fauna in the Gulf of Kutch (GoK). The literature on the GoK coastal waters was reviewed from 1945 to 2024. The comprehensive literature review for this checklist paper was compiled from research articles, books, field guides and doctoral thesis, and reports from various searches. The scientific names of species were checked after cross-referencing species names with the WoRMS database. The benthic faunal comprises Gastropods, Bivalve, Scphalalopod, Polychaetes, Sipuncula, Echinoderm, Anomuran, Brachyuran, Isopods, Amphipods, Foraminiferans, Porifera, Anthozoan, Sea spiders, Nematodes, Platyhelminthes, Stomatopod from the Gulf of Kutch. The review presents an updated inventory Review Article