A new record of the puffer fish Takifugu oblongus (Bloch, 1786) from the northern Persian Gulf, Iran
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 de...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
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Iranian Fisheries Research Organization
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Majallah-i ̒Ilmī-i Shīlāt-i Īrān |
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| Online Access: | http://isfj.areo.ir/article_110156_en.html |
| Summary: | 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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| ISSN: | 1026-1354 2322-5998 |