Diodon liturosus Shaw, 1804

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 : 533

Diodon liturosus Shaw, 1804

Figure 2H

We observed 10 individuals at 6 islands (7 sites) in 5 geographical regions. Body brown with numerous short to long movable spines; large dark brown to black blotches with white margins on the back and around and below the eye.

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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.