Kocho

Name : Ostracion rhinorhynchos

Class : Actinopterygii

Order : Tetraodontiformes

Family : Ostraciidae

Description :

Typical box fish with a greyish blue body with light blue hexagonal markings and numerous black spots. Snout has a large protuberance

Size

Maximum length: 20.4 cm (TL), common length: 16-17 cm (TL)

Diet

Feeds on fishes and small benthic invertebrates

Utilization

It is utilised as an aquarium fish

Gears

Trawl, gillnet, trap