Biology:Chelonodon laticeps
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Short description: Species of fish
| Chelonodon laticeps | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Chelonodon |
| Species: | C. laticeps
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| Binomial name | |
| Chelonodon laticeps Smith, 1948
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Chelonodon laticeps, known as the blue-spotted blaasop, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean, where it ranges as far south as the mouth of the Xora River in South Africa , and the Pacific Ocean, where it is known from Papua New Guinea. It is a tropical species found in quiet, weedy areas of marine and brackish waters. It reaches 20 cm (7.9 inches) in total length.[1] ITIS lists this species as a member of the genus Chelonodontops,[2] although WoRMS and FishBase both include it within Chelonodon.[3]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2021). "Chelonodon laticeps". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/8073.
- ↑ "ITIS - Report: Chelonodontops laticeps". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1055333#null.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chelonodon laticeps Smith, 1948". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219948.
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Wikidata ☰ Q3761405 entry
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