Sorsogona tuberculata (Cuvier, 1829)

Yennawar, Prasanna, Mohapatra, Anil & Tudu, Prasad Chandra, 2017, An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (1), pp. 4-4 : 4-

12. Sorsogona tuberculata (Cuvier, 1829)

Tuberculated flathead (Figure 13)

Material examined: 1 ex.; 27.02.1992; Shankarpur; Reg. No. MARC /ZSI/F 1525 .

Description: Top of head with bony tubercles and bony ridges bearing small spines or serrations; lower opercular spine bearing serrations along base; preocular spines usually 2, sometimes a 3rd tiny spine is present; preopercular spines usually 4 or more. Body brownish above, pale below, with 3 or 4 dark bands crossing back. Fins more or less dusky.

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to Indonesia, Philippines and northern Australia.

Remarks: The fish has minor commercial value. Size: 14 cm.