Tetraodon
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| Tetraodon Temporal range: Middle Miocene to Present[1] | |
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| Globe Fish (T. lineatus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Tetraodon Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
(T. mbu)
Tetraodon is a genus in the pufferfish family (Tetraodontidae). It has a wide distribution, from Africa to Southeast Asia. The genus includes both marine, brackish water, and freshwater species. Tetraodon nigroviridis has had its genome sequenced.
Species
There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:[2][3]
- Tetraodon biocellatus Tirant, 1885 (Eyespot puffer)
- Tetraodon duboisi Poll, 1959
- Tetraodon erythrotaenia Bleeker, 1853 (Red-striped toadfish)
- Tetraodon fluviatilis F. Hamilton, 1822 (Green puffer)
- Tetraodon implutus Jenyns, 1842
- Tetraodon kretamensis Inger, 1953
- Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758 (Globe fish)
- Tetraodon mbu Boulenger, 1899 (Freshwater puffer)
- Tetraodon miurus Boulenger, 1902 (Potato puffer)
- Tetraodon nigroviridis Marion de Procé, 1822 (Spotted green pufferfish)
- Tetraodon pustulatus A. D. Murray, 1857 (Redline pufferfish)
- Tetraodon sabahensis Dekkers, 1975
- Tetraodon schoutedeni Pellegrin, 1926
- Tetraodon waandersii Bleeker, 1853
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Tetraodon in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ Kottelat, M. (2013): The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27: 1–663.
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