Species of fish
Leiodon
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Chordata
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Class:
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Actinopterygii
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Order:
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Tetraodontiformes
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Family:
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Tetraodontidae
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Genus:
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Leiodon Swainson, 1839
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Species:
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L. cutcutia
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Binomial name
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Leiodon cutcutia
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Synonyms
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For genus:[1]
- 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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Leiodon cutcutia,[1] 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.[2] This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.[2] It is currently the only known member of its genus, but it was included in Tetraodon until 2013.[1]
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