Arothron immaculatus Bloch and 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 immaculatus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 ( Figure 2M )

Material examined: India: Puducherry, Solai Nagar fish landing centre (11°57’86”, 79°50’76” NE), 24.xi.2020, 1 ex., leg. Nithya Mary [ MBRC /ZSI/F- 2285] .

Common Name: Immaculate Puffer, Yellow-eye Pufferfish. Habitat: Marine-Reef Associated. Diet Pattern: Benthic Invertebrates.

Distribution: India: Puducherry; Andaman ( Rao, 2003), West Bengal ( Mahabatra and Lakra, 2015), Odisha ( Karna et al., 2018), Tamil Nadu ( Veeruraj et al., 2011), Kerala ( Baiju et al., 2016). Elsewhere: Indo-West Pacific ( 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.