Diodon hystrix 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 : 401

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scientific name	Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758
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Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 View in CoL ( Figure 2R View Figure 2 ) Material examined: India: Puducherry, Periyakalapet fish landing centre (12°1’44”, 79°21’44” NE 5485), 24.xi.2020, 4 ex., leg. Nithya Mary [MBRC/ZSI/F- 2421].

Common Name: Spot-fin porcupine fish. Habitat: Marine-Reef Associated. Diet Pattern: Benthic Invertebrates.

Distribution: India: Puducherry, Andaman ( Rao, 2003), West Bengal ( Mahabatra & Lakra, 2015), Odisha ( Karna et al., 2018), Tamil Nadu ( Gopalakrishnan et al., 2012), Kerala ( Baiju et al., 2016). Elsewhere: Eastern Pacific ( De la Cruz et al., 1997), Western Atlantic ( Robins and Ray, 1986), Western Indian Ocean ( Fricke, 1999) .