Leiodon cutcutia

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Leiodon cutcutia

Leiodon cutcutia,[1] the ocellated pufferfish, is a species of pufferfish native to southern Asia from India to the Malay Archipelago where it is found in various bodies of fresh and brackish waters.[2] This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.[2] It was included in Tetraodon until 2013.[1]

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Leiodon cutcutia
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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Leiodon
Swainson, 1839
Species:
L. cutcutia
Binomial name
Leiodon cutcutia
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Tetraodon cutcutia F. Hamilton, 1822
  • Leisomus cutcutia (F. Hamilton, 1822)
  • Monotretus cutcutia (F. Hamilton, 1822)
  • Tetrodon caria F. Hamilton, 1822
  • Tetrodon gularis F. Hamilton, 1822
  • Monotreta gularis (F. Hamilton, 1822)
  • Leisomus marmoratus Swainson, 1839
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