Tetraodon fluviatilis ';
General information
Tetraodon fluviatilis (Hamilton, 1822)
 
 
Common nameGreen pufferfish
Synonyms
Tetrodon fluviatilis Hamilton, 1822
Chelonodon fluviatilis (Hamilton, 1822)
Arothron dorsovittatus Blyth, 1860
Dichotomycterus rangoonensis dorsovittatus (Blyth, 1860)
Dichotomycterus rangoonensis Le Danois, 1959
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Tetraodontiformes; Tetraodontidae.
Geographical distribution
India; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia
Occurrence Native: India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia
Importance
Ornamental
Remarks
They are one of the few fish that can actually blink or close their eyes,and reported poisonous to eat
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Estuarine crecks & crevices near Kakdwip, West Bengal, India
Source of chromosomes
Gill and Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
8
Diploid chromosome number
42
Karyotype formula
8m+14sm+2st+2t+16T
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Barat A, Khuda Bukhsh AR (1984). Karyomorphology of a Sea Frog Tetraodon fluviatilis (Trtraodontidae, Pisces). Current Science, 53(20): 1108-1109.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image