Balistapus undulatus Park, 1797

Patankar, Vardhan, Paranjape, Akhila, Tyabji, Zoya, Wagh, Tanmay & Marathe, Aniruddha, 2018, Occurrence and distribution of tetraodontiform fishes of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, Check List 14 (3), pp. 529-537 : 531

Balistapus undulatus Park, 1797

Figure 2A

We observed 149 individuals at 37 islands (51 sites) in all 6 geographical regions studied. Body dark brown with oblique curved orange lines on posterior head and body; an oblique band of narrow blue and orange stripes from around the mouth to below the pectoral fin; a large round black blotch around peduncle spines; rays of soft dorsal, anal, pectoral, and caudal fins orange.

Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Figure 2B

We observed 3 individuals at Cinque Island in South Andaman. Body black with large white ventral spots; lips orange; top of snout with a yellowish band; back having a pale patch with dark spots.

Figures

Figure 2. Some fish species belonging to the order Tetraodontiformes from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. A. Balistapus undulatus. B. Balistoides conspicillum. C. Melichthys indicus. D. Odonus niger. E. Pseudobalistes fuscus. F. Sufflamen bursa. G. Sufflamen chrysopterus. H. Diodon liturosus.