Carinotetraodon imitator

Carinotetraodon imitator

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Tetraodontoidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Tetraodontiformes
Subordo: Tetraodontoidei

Familia: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Carinotetraodon
Species: Carinotetraodon imitator

Name

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Holotype: ZRC 42593. Paratypes: AMNH 211073 (2), 211074 (2, 1 c&s); CMK 14810 (1); NRM 42003 (2); ZRC 42594 (1).

Type locality: India, Cochin District, Kerala, Small rivers; (aquarium specimen).

References

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  • Britz, R., Anvar, A., Siby, P., Krishna, K. & Rajeev, R.; 2012: First record from the wild of Carinotetraodon imitator in Peninsular India (Teleostei: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (2): 105–109.
  • Britz, R. & Kottelat, M.; 1999: Carinotetraodon imitator, a new freshwater pufferfish from India (Teleostei: Tetraodontiformes). Journal of South Asian Natural History, 4 (1): 39–47.
  • Carinotetraodon imitator in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.