Tetraodon | |
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Mbu pufferfish (T. mbu) | |
Fahaka pufferfish (T. lineatus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Tetraodontidae |
Subfamily: | Tetraodontinae |
Genus: |
Tetraodon Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Tetraodon lineatus |
Tetraodon is a genus in the pufferfish family ( Tetraodontidae) found in freshwater in Africa. It is the type genus of the family and historically included numerous other species; several Asian species were moved to the genera Dichotomyctere, Leiodon and Pao in 2013. [2] [3]
There are 6 recognized species in this genus: [2] [3]