Leiodon

Leiodon cutcutia, the ocellated pufferfish, is a species of pufferfish native to southern Asia from India to the Malay Archipelago where it is found in various bodies of fresh and brackish waters. This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. It is currently the only known member of its genus, but it was included in Tetraodon until 2013.

For the mosasaur, see Liodon.

Leiodon
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Leiodon
Swainson, 1839
Species:
L. cutcutia
Binomial name
Leiodon cutcutia
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms

For genus:

  • Leisomus Swainson, 1839
  • Chelonodon J. P. Müller, 1841
  • Monotrète Bibron, 1855
  • Monotretus Troschel, 1856
  • Monotreta Hollard, 1857

For species:

  • Tetraodon cutcutia F. Hamilton, 1822
  • Leisomus cutcutia (F. Hamilton, 1822)
  • Monotretus cutcutia (F. Hamilton, 1822)
  • Tetrodon caria F. Hamilton, 1822
  • Tetrodon gularis F. Hamilton, 1822
  • Monotreta gularis (F. Hamilton, 1822)
  • Leisomus marmoratus Swainson, 1839
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