Siganus Insomnis
''Siganus insomnis'', the bronze-lined spinefoot, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a rabbitfish belonging to the Family (biology), family Siganidae. It is found in the northern central Indian Ocean. It had formerly been confused with ''Siganus lineatus, S. lineatus'', but was recognized as a separate species in 2014. Taxonomy ''Siganus insomnis'' was first formally Species description, described in 2014 by David J. Woodland and R. Charles Anderson with the Type locality (biology), type locality given as Addu Atoll, Feydhoo Island in the Maldives. The populations of spinefoots similr to ''Siganus lineatus'' in the waters off the Maldives, southern India and Sr Lanka had been considered to be conspecific with ''S. lineatus'' but differences in the colour and pattern as well as genetic differences showed that this was a valid, allopatric species. The Specific name (zoology), specific name ''insomnis'' means "sleepless", a reference to its preference for nocturnal feeding. De ...
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Tuticorin
Thoothukudi (formerly Tuticorin) is a port city, a municipal corporation and an industrial city in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The city lies in the Coromandel Coast of Bay of Bengal. Thoothukudi is the capital and headquarters of Thoothukudi district. It is located about southwest of Chennai, northeast of Thiruvananthapuram and southeast of Bangalore. According to Confederation of Indian Industry, Thoothukudi has the second highest Human Development Index in Tamil Nadu next to Chennai. Thoothukudi City serves as the headquarters of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited. Major educational establishments in the city include Government Thoothukudi Medical College, Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Maritime Academy, V.O. Chidambaram College, Kamaraj College, Anna University (Thoothukudi Campus) and Government Polytechnic College. V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust is one of the fastest growing Major Ports in India. Thoothukudi is an "Emergi ...
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