Cyclichthys orbicularis Bloch, 1785

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 : 398-400

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v121/i3/2021/155960
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scientific name	Cyclichthys orbicularis Bloch, 1785
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Cyclichthys orbicularis Bloch, 1785 View in CoL ( Figure 2Q View Figure 2 )

Material examined: India: Puducherry, Pillaichavadi fish landing centre (12°0’31”, 79°51’31” NE 4892), 08.xii.2020, 4 exs., leg. Nithya Mary [ MARC /ZSI/F- 8310] .

Common Name: Bird beak burrfish, Fixed Spine Porcupinefish, Orbicular Burrfish, Rounded Porcupinefish, Short-spined Porcupinefish.

Distribution: India: Puducherry, Odisha ( Karna et al., 2018), Tamil Nadu ( Murugan & Namboothri, 2012), Kerala ( Baiju et al., 2016). Elsewhere: Indo-Pacific ( Froese & Pauly, 2013).

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Figure 2 View Figure 2 M-S. M. Arothron immaculatus ; N. Arothron stellatus ; O. Torquigener brevipinnis ; P. Chelonodon patoca ; Q. Cyclichthys orbicularis ; R. Diodon hystrix ; S. Diodon holocanthus .