Tetraodon
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the pufferfish
Pufferfish
Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the Tetraodontiformes order. The family includes many familiar species which are variously called pufferfish, balloonfish, blowfish, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
(Tetraodontidae). Its 23 members have a wide distribution, from Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
to Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
. Tetraodon nigroviridis
Tetraodon nigroviridis
Tetraodon nigroviridis is one of the pufferfish known as the green spotted puffer. It is found across South and Southeast Asia in coastal freshwater and brackish water habitats. Tetraodon nigroviridis reaches a maximum length of about 15 cm...
has had its genome
Genome
In modern molecular biology and genetics, the genome is the entirety of an organism's hereditary information. It is encoded either in DNA or, for many types of virus, in RNA. The genome includes both the genes and the non-coding sequences of the DNA/RNA....
sequenced.
Species
- Tetraodon abeiTetraodon abeiTetraodon abei, sometimes called Abei Puffer or Abe's Puffer, is an aggressive and territorial freshwater pufferfish from the Mekong river basin in Southeast Asia....
(Roberts, 1998) - Tetraodon baileyiTetraodon baileyiTetraodon baileyi is a species of Tetraodon, the largest genus in the pufferfish family. T. baileyi are usually found in the rocky habitats, including rapids, of the Mekong mainstream and its larger tropical freshwater tributaries.-Characteristics:T...
(Sontirat, 1989) - Tetraodon barbatusTetraodon barbatusTetraodon barbatus is a species of Tetraodon, the largest genus in the pufferfish family....
(Roberts, 1998) - Tetraodon biocellatus, Figure 8 puffer or Eyespot puffer (Tirant, 1885)
- Tetraodon cambodgiensisTetraodon cambodgiensisTetraodon cambodgiensis is a species of Tetraodon, the largest genus in the pufferfish family....
(Chabanaud, 1923) - Tetraodon cochinchinensisTetraodon cochinchinensisTetraodon cochinchinensis is a species of Tetraodon, the largest genus in the pufferfish family....
(Steindachner, 1866) - Tetraodon cutcutiaTetraodon cutcutiaTetraodon cutcutia, the common puffer or ocellated puffer, is a species of Tetraodon, the largest genus in the pufferfish family....
, Common puffer or Ocellated puffer (HamiltonFrancis Buchanan-HamiltonDr Francis Buchanan, later known as Francis Hamilton but often referred to as Francis Buchanan-Hamilton was a Scottish physician who made significant contributions as a geographer, zoologist, and botanist while living in India.The standard botanical author abbreviation Buch.-Ham. is applied to...
, 1822) - Tetraodon duboisiTetraodon duboisiTetraodon duboisi is a species of Tetraodon, the largest genus in the pufferfish family....
(Poll, 1959) - Tetraodon erythrotaeniaTetraodon erythrotaeniaTetraodon erythrotaenia, or the red striped toadfish, is a species of Tetraodon, the largest genus in the pufferfish family. It is found in the waters of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea....
or Red-striped toadfish (Bleeker, 1853) - Tetraodon fluviatilisTetraodon fluviatilisThe green puffer is a species of Tetraodon, the largest genus in the pufferfish family.-Habitat:Tetraodon fluviatilis is found in Asia. Specifially it is in waters in and around Bangledesh, India, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines. Its habitat includes: rivers, lakes and flood plains...
or Green puffer (Hamilton, 1822) - Tetraodon implutusTetraodon implutusTetraodon implutus is a species of Tetraodon, the largest genus in the pufferfish family....
(Jenyns, 1842) - Tetraodon kretamensisTetraodon kretamensisTetraodon kretamensis is a species of Tetraodon, the largest genus in the pufferfish family....
(Inger, 1953) - Tetraodon leiurusTetraodon leiurusTetraodon leiurus is a species of Tetraodon, the largest genus in the pufferfish family, found across Asia from Thailand to Indonesia and in particular the Mekong basin. It is occasionally imported into the aquarium trade but is reported to be aggressive and snappish.-Characteristics:T...
(Bleeker, 1851) - Tetraodon lineatus, Nile puffer or Fahaka puffer (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Tetraodon mbu, Giant freshwater puffer or Mbu puffer (Boulenger, 1899)
- Tetraodon miurus, Potato puffer or Congo puffer (Boulenger, 1902)
- Green spotted pufferGreen spotted pufferA green spotted puffer may be one of several different species of fresh or brackish water pufferfish in the genus Tetraodon, including:*Tetraodon fluviatilis, sometimes called the Ceylon or topaz puffer*Tetraodon nigroviridis...
, Tetraodon nigroviridisTetraodon nigroviridisTetraodon nigroviridis is one of the pufferfish known as the green spotted puffer. It is found across South and Southeast Asia in coastal freshwater and brackish water habitats. Tetraodon nigroviridis reaches a maximum length of about 15 cm...
(Marion de Procé, 1822) - King Kong pufferfish or humpback pufferfish, Tetraodon palembangensisTetraodon palembangensisTetraodon palembangensis, the King Kong pufferfish or humpback pufferfish, is a species of Tetraodon, the third largest genus in the pufferfish family, growing to about eight inches in length. The second largest is tetraodon lineatus, and the largest is tetraodon mbu....
Bleeker, 1852 - Redline pufferfish, Tetraodon pustulatusTetraodon pustulatusTetraodon pustulatus, the redline pufferfish, is a species of Tetraodon, the largest genus in the pufferfish family....
Murray, 1857 - Tetraodon sabahensisTetraodon sabahensisTetraodon sabahensis is a species of Tetraodon, the largest genus in the pufferfish family.T. cf.sabahensis is a type of puffer fish that originates from parts of Indonesia, emerging recently in 1975. The fish can grow to 10 inches in length in the aquarium. Though there may be seen some...
Dekkers, 1975 - Tetraodon schoutedeniTetraodon schoutedeniTetraodon schoutedeni is a species of Tetraodon, in the largest genus in the pufferfish family....
Pellegrin, 1926 - Tetraodon suvattiiTetraodon suvattiiThe Tetraodon suvattii, or Arrowhead puffer belongs to the family Tetraodontidae and is an average sized fish and can grow up to 6 inches in length. It is also known as a Pignose Puffer or a Mekong Puffer. It is commonly found in Mekong basin in southeastern Asia, and is exclusively a fresh water...
Sontirat, 1989 - Tetraodon waandersiiTetraodon waandersiiTetraodon waandersii is a species of Tetraodon, the largest genus in the pufferfish family....
Bleeker, 1853
Formerly in Tetraodon
The two species in genus TetractenosTetractenos
Tetractenos is a genus of Tetraodontidae. The genus can be found throughout the Indo-West Pacific and Australia's southern and eastern coastlines. It contains two species: T. glaber and T...
(T. glaber and T. hamiltoni) were formerly classified in Tetraodon.
External links
- Genome database for Tetraodon nigroviridisTetraodon nigroviridisTetraodon nigroviridis is one of the pufferfish known as the green spotted puffer. It is found across South and Southeast Asia in coastal freshwater and brackish water habitats. Tetraodon nigroviridis reaches a maximum length of about 15 cm...
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