| General information |
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Tetraodon fluviatilis (Hamilton, 1822) |
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| Common name | Green 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; native: Indonesia; native: Bangladesh; native: Sri Lanka; native: Thailand; native: Vietnam; native: Myanmar; native: Laos; native: 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 |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
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 |
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