Chelonodontops bengalensis
Appearance
Chelonodontops bengalensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Tetraodontidae |
Genus: | Chelonodontops |
Species: | C. bengalensis
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Binomial name | |
Chelonodontops bengalensis Habib et al., 2018[1]
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Synonyms | |
Chelonodon bengalensis |
Chelonodontops bengalensis, also known as Bengal reticulated puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae.[2][3] It was first discovered at Alor Kol in Dublar Char of Bangladesh.[4] It is found in the northern Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh and India.[1][3]
Though C. bengalensis is closely related to C. patoca, they are distinct species.[1] A group of researchers from Bangladesh and South Korea ran their scientific research from May 2016 to December 2017 in Sundarban and discovered the new species of pufferfish.[4] The color of the species is blackish and it has tints like trellis.[5] It can grow to 32 cm (13 in) standard length.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Habib, K.A.; A.K. Neogi; J. Oh; Y.-H. Lee; C.-G. Kim (2018). "Chelonodontops bengalensis (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae): a new species of puffer fish from the northern Bay of Bengal Based on morphology and DNA barcode". Ocean Science Journal. 54 (1): 79–86. doi:10.1007/s12601-018-0054-7. S2CID 91952672.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chelonodontops bengalensis". FishBase. August 2022 version.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Chelonodontops bengalensis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b ইফতেখার মাহমুদ (Iftekhar Mahmud) (26 December 2019). সুন্দরবনে নতুন মাছের সন্ধান [New fish discovered in Sundarbans]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Dhaka. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ মাছের নতুন প্রজাতি [A new species of fish]. Calcutta News (in Bengali). 26 December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.