Odonus niger (Rüppell, 1836)

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 : 531

Odonus niger (Rüppell, 1836)

Figure 2D

We observed 389 individuals at 10 islands (34 sites) in 4 geographical regions. Pale blue head, dark blue to a purplish body; 2 blue lines extend from eye towards the mouth. We observed a large shoal of 138 individuals at Little Nicobar Island.

Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Figure 2E

We observed 2 individuals at 3 islands (3 sites) in the East Andaman and Central Nicobar regions. Body blue to bluish grey with yellowish scale spots; pale blue to muddy red margins on all fins.

Figures

Figure 2. Some fish species belonging to the order Tetraodontiformes from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. A. Balistapus undulatus. B. Balistoides conspicillum. C. Melichthys indicus. D. Odonus niger. E. Pseudobalistes fuscus. F. Sufflamen bursa. G. Sufflamen chrysopterus. H. Diodon liturosus.