Arothron

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 : 534

Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)

We observed 20 individuals at 7 islands (23 sites) in the Central and Southern Nicobar regions. Upper body grey; lower body pale grey coloured with white spots; eye with white ring around it; large white-edged black ring around pectoral fin base.

Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Figure 3D

We observed 30 individuals at 19 islands (23 sites) in 5 geographical regions. Body white with black markings; lips black, thick; mouth protruding; base of pectoral fins black, with a few scattered black spots.

Figures

Figure 3. Some species of fish belonging to the order Tetraodontiformes from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. A. Oxymonacanthus longirostris. B. Ostracion cubicus. C. Ostracion melegris.D. Arothron nigropunctatus. E. Arothron stellatus. F. Canthigaster petersii.