Carinotetraodon

Carinotetraodon
Juvenile dwarf pufferfish (C. travancoricus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Subfamily: Tetraodontinae
Genus: Carinotetraodon
Benl, 1957
Species

6, see text.

Carinotetraodon is a polyphyletic genus of small freshwater pufferfish found in South and Southeast Asia.[1] Several species have commercial importance as aquarium fish.

Taxonomy

The following cladogram is based on molecular evidence and demonstrates the polyphyletic nature of the genus Carinotetraodon.[1][2] A polyphyletic genus is one in which members share common characteristics, but do not necessarily share an immediate common ancestor, and their placement is based on these shared traits rather than more rigorous phylogenetic analyses. "Carinotetraodon" is represented in quotation marks to signify its polyphyletic status. Freshwater species are denoted with "FW".[1][2] The cladogram is incomplete due to the absence of species like C. imitator, which have not undergone mitogenome analyses.


Tetraodontidae

Species

There are 6 recognized species in the genus:[3][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sathyajith, C.; Yamanoue, Y.; Yokobori, S.; Thampy, S.; Vattiringal Jayadradhan, R.K. (December 2019). "Mitogenome analysis of dwarf pufferfish (Carinotetraodon travancoricus) endemic to southwest India and its implications in the phylogeny of Tetraodontidae". Journal of Genetics. 98 (5): 98–105. doi:10.1007/s12041-019-1151-9. PMID 31819020. S2CID 208020436.
  2. 1 2 Santini, F.; Nguyen, M. T. T.; Sorenson, L.; Waltzek, T. B.; Lynch Alfaro, J. W.; Eastman, J. M.; Alfaro, M. E. (May 2013). "Do habitat shifts drive diversification in teleost fishes? An example from the pufferfishes (Tetraodontidae)". Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 26 (5): 1003–1018. doi:10.1111/jeb.12112. PMID 23496826. S2CID 25969423. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Carinotetraodon. FishBase. 2011.

Further reading

  • Ebert, K. Aqualog: The Puffers of Fresh and Brackish Waters. ISBN 3-931702-60-X
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