A new record of the puffer fish Takifugu oblongus (Bloch, 1786) from the northern Persian Gulf, Iran
The new record of a puffer fish “Takifugu oblongus Bloch, 1786” (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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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | Persian |
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2014
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| Subjects: | Biology, Fisheries, Takifugu oblongus, First record, Bandar-e-Abbas city, Persian Gulf, Iran, morphological, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/36799 |
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