Title of article
FIRST RECORD OF Cantherhines multilineatus (TANAKA, 1918) (TETRAODONTIFORMES: MONACANTHIDAE) IN INDONESIA
Author/Authors
Peristiwady, Teguh Indonesian Institute of Sciences - Technical Implementation Unit for Marine Biota Conservation, Indonesia , Makatipu, Petrus Indonesian Institute of Sciences - Technical Implementation Unit for Marine Biota Conservation, Indonesia , Takaendengan, K. Indonesian Institute of Sciences - Technical Implementation Unit for Marine Biota Conservation, Indonesia , Ahmad, Fasmi Indonesian Institute of Sciences - Center for Research Oceanography - Field Research Station, Indonesia
From page
135
To page
139
Abstract
Two specimens of Cantherhines multilineatus were collected from Girian Fish Market, Bitung, North Sulawesi on January 7 and August 18, 2009. It was caught from depths of about 20–30 m in association with other coral reef fishes.In the world, this species is found in many scattered locations in the Western Indian Ocean, Eastern Indian Ocean, Northwest Pacific and Western Central Pacific and its distribution was reported from Taiwan and Japan. Its morphological features and diagnostic characters are discussed and illustrated.
Keywords
Cantherhines multilineatus , first record , fish specimen , Indonesia , Monacanthidae
Journal title
Makara Journal Of Science
Journal title
Makara Journal Of Science
Record number
2594590
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