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Name : Odonus niger

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Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Tetraodontiformes
Family : Balistidae
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Description

This species is characterized by dark blue body color and strongly elevated anteriorly, second dorsal and anal fins. Ventral profile is more convex than dorsal region. The caudal fin is lunate


Size

Maximum length: 34.2 cm (TL), common length: 22-25 cm (TL)


Diet

Feeds on zooplankton and small invertebrates


Utilization

It is used as an aquarium fish


Gears

Trawl, gillnet