Carinotetraodon

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Carinotetraodon
Pygmy PufferCarinotetraodon travancorius
Pygmy Puffer
Carinotetraodon travancorius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Carinotetraodon
Species

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Carinotetraodon is a genus of small freshwater pufferfish found in Southeast Asia; several species have commercial importance as aquarium fish.

[edit] Species

  • Carinotetraodon borneensis (Regan, 1903), Borneo red-eye pufferfish [1]
  • Carinotetraodon imitator Britz & Kottelat, 1999, Imitating dwarf pufferfish [2]
  • Carinotetraodon irrubesco Tan, 1999, Red-tail pufferfish [3]
  • Carinotetraodon lorteti (Tirant, 1885), Red-eye pufferfish [4]
  • Carinotetraodon salivator Lim & Kottelat, 1995, Striped red-eye pufferfish [5]
  • Carinotetraodon travancorius (Hora & Nair, 1941), Dwarf, pygmy, or pea pufferfish [6]

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