Biology:Carinotetraodon

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Carinotetraodon
Carinotetraodon travancoricus by OpenCage.jpg
Juvenile dwarf pufferfish (C. travancoricus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Subfamily: Tetraodontinae
Genus: Carinotetraodon
Benl, 1957
Species

6, see text.

Carinotetraodon is a polyphyletic genus of small freshwater pufferfish found in South and Southeast Asia.[1]Several species have commercial importance as aquarium fish.

Species

There are 6 recognized species in the genus:[2][1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sathyajith, C.; Yamanoue, Y.; Yokobori, S.; Thampy, S.; Vattiringal Jayadradhan, R.K. (December 2019). "Mitogenome analysis of dwarf pufferfish (Carinotetraodon travancoricus) endemic to southwest India and its implications in the phylogeny of Tetraodontidae". Journal of Genetics 98 (5): 98-105. doi:10.1007/s12041-019-1151-9. 
  2. Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Carinotetraodon. FishBase. 2011.

Further reading

  • Ebert, K. Aqualog: The Puffers of Fresh and Brackish Waters. ISBN:3-931702-60-X

Wikidata ☰ Q858473 entry