Arothron stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801

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 : 398

Arothron stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 ( Figure 2N )

Material examined: India: Puducherry, Pillaichavadi fish landing centre (12°0’31”, 79° 51’ 31” NE 4892),

23.xii.2020,1 ex., leg. Nithya Mary [ MBRC /ZSI/F- 2414].

Common Name: Star Puffer, Starry Pufferfish, Starry Toadfish, Stellate Puffer, Stellate Toado. Habitat: Marine-Reef Associated. Diet Pattern: Benthic Invertebrates.

Distribution: India: Puducherry, Andaman ( Rao, 2003), West Bengal ( Mahabatra & Lakra, 2015), Odisha ( Pati et al., 2018), Tamil Nadu ( Veeruraj et al., 2011), Kerala ( Kumar & Raghavan, 2015). Elsewhere: Indo-Pacific: Southern Japan, Southward to Lord Howe Island. ( Amaoka et al., 1984).

Figures

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