Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)

Patankar, Vardhan, Paranjape, Akhila, Tyabji, Zoya, Wagh, Tanmay & Marathe, Aniruddha, 2018, Occurrence and distribution of tetraodontiform fishes of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, Check List 14 (3), pp. 529-537 : 534

Arothron stellatus (Anonymous in Lacépède, 1798) Figure 3E

We observed 3 individuals at 3 islands (3 sites) from the East Andaman region. Body pale grey with a dense covering of black spots and irregular blotches around pectoral fin base.

Figures

Figure 3. Some species of fish belonging to the order Tetraodontiformes from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. A. Oxymonacanthus longirostris. B. Ostracion cubicus. C. Ostracion melegris.D. Arothron nigropunctatus. E. Arothron stellatus. F. Canthigaster petersii.