Tetraodon Explained

Tetraodon is a genus in the pufferfish family (Tetraodontidae) found in freshwater in Africa. It is the type genus of the family and historically included numerous other species; several Asian species were moved to the genera Dichotomyctere, Leiodon and Pao in 2013.^{[1] [2]}

Species

There are 6 recognized species in this genus:^{[1] [2]}

• Tetraodon duboisi Poll, 1959
• Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758 (Fahaka pufferfish, Nile pufferfish, lineatus puffer or globe fish)
• Tetraodon mbu Boulenger, 1899 (mbu pufferfish or giant pufferfish)
• Tetraodon miurus Boulenger, 1902 (Congo pufferfish or potato pufferfish)
• Tetraodon pustulatus A. D. Murray, 1857 (Cross River pufferfish)
• Tetraodon schoutedeni Pellegrin, 1926

Notes and References

1. [Maurice Kottelat|Kottelat, M.]
2. Eschmeyer, W. N., R. Fricke, and R. van der Laan (18 February 2017). Catalog of Fishes. Retrieved 18 February 2017.