A new record of the puffer fish Takifugu oblongus (Bloch, 1786) from the northern Persian Gulf, Iran
2014
M. Naderi email ; P. Zare; E. Azvar; D. Pitassy
The new record of a puffer fish âTakifugu oblongus Bloch, 1786â (Tetraodontiformes, Tetraodontidae) is recorded for the first time the muddy shores of the inter-tidal zone of Bandar-e-Abbas city, in the northern Persian Gulf, Iran in March 2011. The morphological features of Takifugu oblongus are described. This species has previously been recorded from Indo-West Pacific, South Africa to Indonesia, Japan, China, and Korea (locality type). This finding considerably extends our knowledge of the distribution of Takifugu oblongus.
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