Chelonodontops bengalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Chelonodontops
Species:
C. bengalensis
Binomial name
Chelonodontops bengalensis
Habib et al., 2018[1]
Synonyms

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

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Chelonodontops bengalensis" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
  3. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Chelonodontops bengalensis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. ↑ 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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