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Name : Dichotomyctere nigroviridis 

Common Name : Kocho
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Tetraodontiformes
Family : Tetraodontidae
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Description

A moderate sized pufferfish with a heavy, blunt body. Jaws are modified into a beak with 4 powerful teeth. Scales are absent and caudal fin rounded. Body greenish yellow with numerous black spots and all fins yellowish


Size

Maximum length: 13.7 cm (TL), common length : 9-13 cm (TL)


Diet

Feed on mollusks, crustaceans, and other invertebrates


Utilization

It is utilised as an aquarium fish


Gears

Gillnet, castnet, trawl