Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796

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

Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796

Figure 3C

We observed 2 individuals at Camorta Island from the Central Nicobar region. Back dark brown with white spots; head and sides blue with bright orange spots, area below eye pale pinkish.

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.