Scientific Name
Colomesus psittacus
Common Name
Banded puffer
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11-12;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 11. Body except for snout, pectoral base and caudal peduncle covered with prickles; teeth fused into plates, two plates on each jaw; nostril with two openings; body dark green dorsally with six transverse black bars, white ventrally; fins dusky green or dark brown (Ref. 13608).