Tetraodon
Genus of fishes
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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.[2][3] The genus name comes from Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-), meaning "four", and ὀδούς (odoús), meaning "tooth",[4] referring to the genus' four teeth.
| Tetraodon | |
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| Mbu pufferfish (T. mbu) | |
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| Fahaka pufferfish (T. lineatus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Tetraodontinae |
| Genus: | Tetraodon Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Tetraodon lineatus | |
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| Native distribution of Tetraodon species (both extinct and extant) | |
Species
There are 6 recognized species in this genus:[2][3]
- 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
