• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.292-298
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• 2007

The whitespotted puffer, Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1785), of the family Tetraodontidae were collected by an Koheung Peninsula in July 2003. This species is color of the body; covered with black and the spots on the body is white color. white. Dorsal fin rays 11~12; pectoral fin rays 17; anal fin rays 10~11; caudal fin rays 5+6=11; vertebrae 8+10=18. Measurement for five specimen (195.0~265.3 mm SL) in hundredths of standard length; head length 36.8%; pectoral fin length 13.4%; dorsal fin length 11.6%; caudal peduncle length 15.0%; caudal peduncle depth 13.7%. This is ventral postclavicle, exposed in hundredths of length 6.14~6.75; verterbrae 18; dorsal pterygiophores formula $7{\ast}1231$; number of dorsal pterygiophores 7.