Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)

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

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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/14.3.529

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Marcus

scientific name

Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
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Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786) View in CoL

We observed 5 individuals at 3 islands (3 sites) in 2 geographical regions. Body black with bluish scale mar- gins, pale blue to white band at the base of dorsal and anal fins, blue marking on upper head and yellow mark on cheek.

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