Chelonodon bengalensis

Chelonodon bengalensis or Chelonodontops bengalensis is a species of pufferfish in the genus Chelonodon. It was first discovered at Alor Kol in Dublar Char of Bangladesh.[1]

Chelonodon bengalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Tetraodontiformes
Family:
Tetraodontidae
Genus:
Chelonodon
Species:
C. bengalensis
Binomial name
Chelonodon bengalensis
(Habib et al., 2018)
Synonyms

Chelonodontops bengalensis

Though C. bengalensis is closely related to C. patoca, they are different species.[2] A group of researchers from Bangladesh and South Korea ran their scientific research from May 2016 to December 2017 in Sundarban and discovered the new species of pufferfish.[1] The color of the species is blackish and it has tints like trellis.[3]

References
  1. "সুন্দরবনে নতুন মাছের সন্ধান". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. Habib, K.A.; A.K. Neogi; J. Oh; Y.-H. Lee; C.-G. Kim (2018). "Chelonodontops bengalensis (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae): A New Species of Puffer Fish from the Northern Bay of Bengal Based on Morphology and DNA Barcode". Ocean Science Journal. 54 (1): 79–86. doi:10.1007/s12601-018-0054-7.
  3. "মাছের নতুন প্রজাতি". Calcutta News (in Bengali). 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.


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