Gastrophysus lunaris   (Bloch)  (Fish)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Tetraodontiformes
Family:Tetraodontidae
Description
Synonym (s)
Common Name (s)
• Green Rough-Backed Blow Fish (English)
• Green Rough-Backed Flow Fish (English)
• Kaku
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat:  Estuarine
Biogeography


• Tamil Nadu, Pulicat Lake INDIA
• Orissa, Puri INDIA
• Maharashtra, Mumbai INDIA
• Gujarat INDIA
Literature Source(s)
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
  • Raj, PJS (2006) Macro fauna of Pulicat lake NBA bulletin No.6 NBA Available at - http://www.nbaindia.org/docs/bulletin6-pulicatlake.pdf
  • Murty, VS (1969) Catalogue of fishes (excluding from the Laccadives) in the reference collections of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Bulletin of Central Marine Research Institute CMFRI, Cochin 10 1-38 Available at - http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/571/1/Bulletin_10.pdf
  • Dholakia, AD (2004) Marine resources Fisheries and aquatic resources of India Daya publishing house 271-303 Available at - NIO, Goa
Page last updated on:2011-10-27

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