Aluterus monoceros Linnaeus, 1758

Mary, S. Nithya, Ravitchandirane, V. & Gunalan, B., 2021, Checklist of order Tetraodontiformes (Actinopterygii) from Puducherry Coasts, Southeast Coast of India with Nine New Records, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 121 (3), pp. 393-404 : 396

Aluterus monoceros Linnaeus, 1758 ( Figure 2G )

Material examined: India: Puducherry, Nallavadu fish landing centre (11°51’32”, 79°48’56” NE 3543), Puducherry, 18.ii.2020,1 ex., leg. Nithya Mary [ MBRC / ZSI/F- 2410].

Common Name: Unicorn leather jacket, filefish, Smooth Leather jacket, Yellow-finned Leather jacket. Habitat: Marine-Reef Associated. Diet Pattern: Benthic Invertebrates.

Distribution: India: Puducherry, Andaman ( Rao, 2003), Tamil Nadu ( Abdussamad et al., 2009), Kerala ( Bijukumar & Raghavan, 2009). Elsewhere: USA to Argentina (Figueiredo & Menezes, 2000).

Figures

Figure 2A-F. A.Triacanthus biaculeatus; B. Triacanthus nieuhofi; C. Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer; D. Abalistes stellatus; E. Odonus niger; F. Sufflamen fraenatum.