Carinotetraodon salivator

Carinotetraodon salivator,[1][3][4] also known as the striped red-eye puffer,[5] is a species of freshwater pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae.[1][3][4] It is a tropical species known only from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, where it occurs at a depth range of 1 to 2 m (3 to 7 ft). It is found in large, fast-flowing streams with silty and sandy bottoms, leaf litter, and submerged logs.[1][3] It reaches 4 cm (1.6 in) standard length and is occasionally seen in the aquarium trade.[3]

Carinotetraodon salivator
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Carinotetraodon
Species:
C. salivator
Binomial name
Carinotetraodon salivator
Lim & Kottelat, 1995[2]

References

  1. Daniels, A. (2020). "Carinotetraodon salivator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T91347869A91347873. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T91347869A91347873.en. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  2. Lim, Kelvin K.P. & Kottelat, Maurice (1995). "Carinotetraodon salivator, a new species of pufferfish from Sarawak, Malaysia (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae)". Japanese Journal of Ichthyology. 41 (4): 359–365. doi:10.11369/jji1950.41.359.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Carinotetraodon salivator" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
  4. "Carinotetraodon salivator". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  5. "A profile and forum dedicated to raising Striped red-eye puffers (Carinotetraodon salivator)". en.aqua-fish.net. Retrieved 2022-01-19.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.