New record of white-spotted pufferfish Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from West Bengal, India, compared with other Arothron species occurring in India

Subhrendu Sekhar Mishra; Priyankar Chakraborty; Kranti Yardi

Journal of Fisheries (Oct 2021)

New record of white-spotted pufferfish Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from West Bengal, India, compared with other Arothron species occurring in India

Subhrendu Sekhar Mishra,
Priyankar Chakraborty,
Kranti Yardi

Affiliations

Subhrendu Sekhar Mishra: Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam 761 002, India
Priyankar Chakraborty: Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Environment Education and Research (BVIEER), Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune 411 043, India
Kranti Yardi: Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Environment Education and Research (BVIEER), Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune 411 043, India

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 3

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Two specimens of Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) (111.7 – 112.8 mm in standard length), was collected in May 2019 from the Frasergunj fishing harbour in West Bengal, eastern India. Herein, we report this species for the first time from West Bengal. We have described the diagnostic features of the collected specimens and compared them with other Arothron species found in Indian waters.

Published in Journal of Fisheries

ISSN: 2311-729X (Print); 2311-3111 (Online)
Publisher: BdFISH
Country of publisher: Bangladesh
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
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