Family : Diodontidae (Porcupinefishes (burrfishes))
Order : Tetraodontiformes  (puffers and filefishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Four-bar porcupinefish
Fish Name : Lophodiodon calori
Max size : 30.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9680)
Environment : demersal ; depth range - 100 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Indo-Pacific.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 10-11. Pelagic specimens with small spots covering body; benthic specimens with 4 dark bars on flanks and a blotch on each pectoral and dorsal fin bases; fins unspotted (Ref. 4423).
Biology : Continental shelves to 100 m (Ref. 9680). Adults benthic, juveniles pelagic (Ref. 30573). Presumably feeds on hard-shelled invertebrates (Ref. 9680). Not usually marketed (Ref. 9680). Not a common species (Ref. 9680)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Leis, J.M.. 1986. (Ref. 4423)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses