Paramonacanthus choirocephalus Bleeker 1852

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

Paramonacanthus choirocephalus Bleeker 1852 ( Figure 2H )

Material examined: India: Puducherry, Nallavadu fish landing centre (11°51’32”, 79°48’56” NE3543), 23.xii.2020, 2 ex., leg. Nithya Mary [ MBRC /ZSI/F- 2433] .

Common Name: Pigface Leather jacket. Habitat: Marine-Demersal. Diet Pattern: Benthic Invertebrates.

Distribution: India: Puducherry, Andaman ( Rao, 2003), Tamil Nadu ( Joshi et al., 2016), Andhra ( Peela et al., 2017), Odisha ( Pati et al., 2018). Elsewhere: Western Pacific ( Hutchins, 1997).

Figures

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