Sufflamen fraenatum Latreille, 1804

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

Sufflamen fraenatum Latreille, 1804 ( Figure 2F )

Material examined: India: Puducherry, Nallavadu fish landing centre, (11°51’32”, 79°48’56” NE 3543),25.i.2020,1 ex., leg. Nithya Mary [ MBRC /ZSI/F- 2442].

Common Name: Masked triggerfish. Habitat: Marine-Reef Associated. Diet Pattern: Invertebrates/Zooplankton.

Distribution: India: Puducherry, Andaman ( Rao, 2003), Andhra Pradesh ( Barman et al., 2004), Tamil Nadu ( Abdussamad et al., 2009), and Kerala ( Kumar & Raghavan, 2015). Elsewhere: East Africa south to Natal, South Africa ( Smith & Heemstra, 1986).

Figures

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