| Chelonodontops bengalensis | |
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Scientific classification
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| 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
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| Synonyms | |
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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
- ^ 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.) (2022). "Chelonodontops bengalensis" in 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.
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