Chelonodon dapsilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Chelonodon
Species:
C. dapsilis
Binomial name
Chelonodon dapsilis
Whitley, 1943

Chelonodon dapsilis, known as the plentiful toby, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Western Pacific, where it is endemic to Australia. It is a tropical fish found in both marine and brackish environments, being known from coastal estuaries, mangrove swamps, and sandy areas in marine waters.[1] The species is reported to be oviparous.[1] ITIS lists this species as a member of the genus Leiodon,[2] although WoRMS and FishBase both include it within Chelonodon.[3] It was first described by Gilbert Whitley in 1943, from a specimen collected from the Fitzroy River, in Queensland.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Chelonodon dapsilis". FishBase. Archived from the original on 2015-10-14.
  2. ↑ "ITIS - Report: Chelonodon dapsilis". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  3. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chelonodon dapsilis Whitley, 1943". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  4. ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory: Chelonodon dapsilis". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  5. ↑ Gilbert P. Whitley (1943). "Ichthyological descriptions and notes". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 68: 114-144 figs 1-12 [143]. ISSN 0370-047X. Wikidata Q113712125.


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