Chelonodontops bengalensis explained

Chelonodontops bengalensis, also known as Bengal reticulated puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It was first discovered at Alor Kol in Dublar Char of Bangladesh.^[1] It is found in the northern Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh and India.

Though C. bengalensis is closely related to C. patoca, they are distinct species.^[2] 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.^[1] The color of the species is blackish and it has tints like trellis.^[3] It can grow to 32cm (13inches) standard length.

Notes and References

1. Web site: bn:সুন্দরবনে নতুন মাছের সন্ধান . New fish discovered in Sundarbans. https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/1631220/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8 . 26 December 2019 . bn . 26 December 2019 . Prothom Alo . ইফতেখার মাহমুদ (Iftekhar Mahmud) . Dhaka.
2. 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 . 10.1007/s12601-018-0054-7 . 91952672 .
3. Web site: bn:মাছের নতুন প্রজাতি . A new species of fish . http://www.calcuttanews.tv/sundoorbon-new-fish-species/. 26 December 2019 . bn . 26 December 2019 . Calcutta News . https://web.archive.org/web/20191226123434/http://www.calcuttanews.tv/sundoorbon-new-fish-species/ . 26 December 2019 . dead.