Sufflamen bursa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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 : 531

Sufflamen bursa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Figure 2F

We observed 28 individuals at 13 islands (15 sites) in 6 geographical regions. Body grey to brown with white chin and belly; yellow or brown scythe-shaped mark below the eye.

Sufflamen chrysopterus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Figure 2G

We observed 205 individuals at 35 islands (46 sites) in 6 geographical regions. Body dark brown, with chin and belly bluish; narrow yellow-orange bar behind eye, tail yellow-brown, edged with white.

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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.