Dichotomyctere ocellatus
Dichotomyctere ocellatus (syn. Tetraodon biocellatus), commonly the figure 8 puffer or eyespot puffer, is a pufferfish found in freshwater in Southeast Asia. It is known from the lower reaches of the Mekong (Cambodia), the Peninsular Malaysia as well as Borneo (Sarawak, Kalimantan).
| Dichotomyctere ocellatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Dichotomyctere |
| Species: | D. ocellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichotomyctere ocellatus (Steindachner, 1870) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tetraodon biocellatus Tirant, 1885 | |
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