Kocho

Name : Dichotomyctere nigroviridis 

Class : Actinopterygii

Order : Tetraodontiformes

Family : Tetraodontidae

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