Tetrosomus gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758

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 : 396-397

Tetrosomus gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758 ( Figure 2J )

Material examined: India: Puducherry, Veerampattinam fish landing centre, (11°53’31”, 79°49’38” NE), 25.i.2020, 1 ex., leg. Nithya Mary [ MARC /ZSI/F- 8326] .

Common Name: Humpback boxfish, Black-blotched Turret fish. Habitat: Marine-Reef Associated. Diet Pattern: Benthic Invertebrates.

Distribution: India: Puducherry, Andaman ( Rao, 2003), Odisha ( Pati et al., 2018), Tamil Nadu ( Joshi et al., 2016), Andhra Pradesh, Kerala ( Baiju et al., 2016). Elsewhere: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea (Smith, 1986).

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Figures

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