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Tetraodontidae
- Classification -
Tetraodontinae
Tetraodontidae
Tetraodontiformes
Teleostei
Chordata
Animalia
Arothron
hispidus
(Linnaeus
, 1758)
White-spotted puffer
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Arothron hispidus
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India country information
Common names:
Bankocho
,
Gali-koli
,
Oothunnon
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
brackish
Abundance:
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Ref:
Importance:
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Ref:
Aquaculture:
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Ref:
Regulations:
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Ref:
Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Found in the coast, including the Laccadives (Ref. 45255) and Godavari estuary (Ref. 51036).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
Occurrences
Point map
Main Ref:
Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah, 2002
National Database:
Common names from other countries
Compère à taches blanches
,
Stars-and-stripes pufferfish
,
Stripebelly puffer
,
... more
Classification / Names
Common names
|
Synonyms
| Catalog of Fishes(
genus
,
species
) |
ITIS
|
CoL
|
WoRMS
|
Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) >
Tetraodontiformes
(Puffers and filefishes) >
Tetraodontidae
(Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology: More on author:
Linnaeus
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 50 m (Ref.
90102
). Tropical; 25°C - ?; 36°N - 36°S, 24°E - 77°W
Distribution
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