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Chelonodon leopardus

Chelonodon leopardus, known as the banded leopard blowfish, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a tropical marine species native to the Indian Ocean, where it is known from India, although its status as a species is uncertain and FishBase has stated that more references are needed to confirm its classification.

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Chelonodon leopardus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Chelonodon
Species:
C. leopardus
Binomial name
Chelonodon leopardus
(Day, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Arothron leopardus
  • Tetraodon leopardus
  • Tetrodon leopardus
  • Chelonodontops leopardus Day, 1878

Chelonodon leopardus,2 known as the banded leopard blowfish, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a tropical marine species native to the Indian Ocean, where it is known from India, although its status as a species is uncertain and FishBase has stated that more references are needed to confirm its classification.3

References

References

  1. Shao, K.; Matsuura, K.; Leis, J.L.; Hardy, G.; Jing, L.; Liu, M. (2014). "Arothron leopardus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T193746A2270798. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193746A2270798.en. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  2. Bailly, Nicolas (2023). "Arothron leopardus (Day, 1878)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Chelonodontops leopardus". FishBase.