Chelonodon laticeps

Chelonodon laticeps, known as the blue-spotted blaasop, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean, where it ranges as far south as the mouth of the Xora River in South Africa, and the Pacific Ocean, where it is known from Papua New Guinea. It is a tropical species found in quiet, weedy areas of marine and brackish waters. It reaches 20 cm (7.9 inches) in total length.[1] ITIS lists this species as a member of the genus Chelonodontops,[2] although WoRMS and FishBase both include it within Chelonodon.[3]

Chelonodon laticeps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Tetraodontiformes
Family:
Tetraodontidae
Genus:
Chelonodon
Species:
C. laticeps
Binomial name
Chelonodon laticeps
Smith, 1948

References
  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Chelonodon laticeps". FishBase. Archived from the original on 2015-08-02.
  2. "ITIS - Report: Chelonodontops laticeps". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chelonodon laticeps Smith, 1948". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
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