Tetraodon
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. The genus name comes from Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-), meaning "four", and ὀδούς (odoús), meaning "tooth", referring to the genus' four teeth.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderTetraodontiformes
- FamilyTetraodontidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations1,626
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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. The genus name comes from Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-), meaning "four", and ὀδούς (odoús), meaning "tooth", referring to the genus' four teeth.
==Species== There are 6 recognized species in this genus: 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