Odonus niger Rüppell, 1836

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

Odonus niger Rüppell, 1836 ( Figure 2E )

Material examined: India: Puducherry, Nallavadu fish landing centre(11°51’32”, 79°48’56” NE 3543), 4 exs,

16.iii.2020, leg. Nithya Mary [ MBRC /ZSI/F- 2283] .

Common Name: Red-toothed triggerfish, Niger trigger, blue trigger, purple trigger, black trigger. Habitat: Marine-Reef Associated. Diet Pattern: Invertebrates/Zooplankton.

Distribution: India: Puducherry, Andaman ( Rao, 2003), Tamil Nadu ( Abdussamad et al., 2009), Kerala ( Kumar & Raghavan, 2015), and Laccadive ( Rao, 1991). Elsewhere: Red Sea south to Durban, South Africa ( Smith & Heemstra, 1986).

Figures

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