Record and distribution of puffer fish, Takifugu oblongus (Bloch, 1786) (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontidnae) from Tapi River, Gujarat. | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries | ||||
| Article 35, Volume 22, 5 (Special Issue), November 2018, Page 401-404 PDF (337.29 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejabf.2018.32010 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Thakkar Nevya; Sarma Kangkan Jyoti; Tatu Ketan; Kamboj Ravi D.; Mankodi Pradeep | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Takifugu oblongus (Bloch, 1786) (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontidae), is a puffer fish found in shallow coastal waters has a native distribution in entire Indo-West Pacific region (Froese and Pauly, 2014). This species is observed in shallow coastal ecosystems such as estuaries, mangroves, coral reefs and sand and gravel sediments, including the soft bottom areas of inshore and offshore regions. Takifugu oblongus is one of the widely distributed species among the genus Takigufu but no report or publication has been made so far from the western coast of India. This paper reports the record of the fish from Magdalla along the course of Tapi River, Surat, Gujarat. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Puffer fish; Tetraodontidae; Distribution; Tapi River; Gujarat | ||||
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