Green pufferfish

Green pufferfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Dichotomyctere
Species:
D. fluviatilis
Binomial name
Dichotomyctere fluviatilis
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms

Tetraodon fluviatilis[2]

The green pufferfish or Ceylon pufferfish (Dichotomyctere fluviatilis, syn. Tetraodon fluviatilis) is a species of pufferfish found in South and Southeast Asia.[3][4] Its habitat includes rivers, estuaries, lakes and flood plains. It lives in fresh to slightly brackish water.

  1. ^ Shao, K.; Liu, M.; Jing, L.; Hardy, G.; Leis, J.L.; Matsuura, K. (2014). "Tetraodon fluviatilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T193750A2271459. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193750A2271459.en. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ^ Kottelat, M. (2013). The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27: 1–663.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dichotomyctere fluviatilis". FishBase. February 2017 version.
  4. ^ "Ceylon Pufferfish - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 4 April 2022.