Carinotetraodon

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

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KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderTetraodontiformes
FamilyTetraodontidae

Habitatfreshwater

Observations recorded221

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Tetraodontidae
Image: Carinotetraodon travancoricus 2.JPG

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topic's main category: Category:Carinotetraodon
Commons category: Carinotetraodon
taxon name: Carinotetraodon
taxon rank: genus

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

==Species== There are 6 recognized species in the genus: Carinotetraodon borneensis (Regan, 1903) (Bornean red-eye puffer) Carinotetraodon imitator (Britz & Kottelat, 1999) (Dwarf malabar puffer) Carinotetraodon irrubesco (H. H. Tan, 1999) (Red-tail dwarf puffer) Carinotetraodon lorteti (Tirant, 1885) (Somphong's puffer, Redeye puffer or Crested puffer) Carinotetraodon salivator (K. K. P. Lim & Kottelat, 1995) (Striped red-eye puffer) Carinotetraodon travancoricus (Hora & K. K. Nair, 1941) (Malabar pufferfish, Dwarf pufferfish, Pea pufferfish)

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