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Occurrence of two ornamental fish species of the order Tetraodontiformes from Odisha coast, India


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1 Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam, Odisha – 761 002, India
2 Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha – 760 007, India
3 Post Graduate Department of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha – 760 007, India

The present article discusses the morphological characteristics, meristics, distribution and systematics of two ornamental fish species Torquigener brevipinnis (Regan, 1903) (Family: Tetraodontidae) and Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804) (Family: Balistidae) belonging to order Tetraodontiformes which were previously not observed from the coastal waters of Odisha state. These two species are mostly coral reef-associated fish species; thus, their occurrence along the Odisha coast is of great importance from a habitat point of view. The current study reports the distribution and their first occurrence in the coastal state of Odisha.

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Distribution, First report, Masked triggerfish, Sufflamen fraenatum, Torquigener brevipinnis, Yellow-stripe toadfish
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S R Mohanty
Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam, Odisha – 761 002, India
S Roy
Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha – 760 007, India
S S Mishra
Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam, Odisha – 761 002, India
A Mishra
Post Graduate Department of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha – 760 007, India
J K Seth
Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha – 760 007, India
S Patro
Post Graduate Department of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha – 760 007, India
Anil Mohapatra
Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam, Odisha – 761 002, India

Abstract


The present article discusses the morphological characteristics, meristics, distribution and systematics of two ornamental fish species Torquigener brevipinnis (Regan, 1903) (Family: Tetraodontidae) and Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804) (Family: Balistidae) belonging to order Tetraodontiformes which were previously not observed from the coastal waters of Odisha state. These two species are mostly coral reef-associated fish species; thus, their occurrence along the Odisha coast is of great importance from a habitat point of view. The current study reports the distribution and their first occurrence in the coastal state of Odisha.

Keywords


Distribution, First report, Masked triggerfish, Sufflamen fraenatum, Torquigener brevipinnis, Yellow-stripe toadfish