Chelonodontops bengalensis, Bengal reticulated puffer

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Chelonodontops bengalensis Habib, Neogi, Oh, Lee & Kim, 2018

Bengal reticulated puffer
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology: bengalensis: Named for the collection area, in the Bay of Bengal..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal. Tropical

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Bangladesh.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 126654)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 10. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D 12; A 10; pectoral-fin rays 19; many two-rooted spinules on dorsal and ventral side of the body; two lateral lines with the upper joining the lower in the area above or behind the anal fin; nostril/nasal organ in the form of a depression, a slightly raised margin, expanded before and behind into a pair of elongate flaps, resembling an upraised cup with 2 fleshy lobes; both back and belly have spines (vs. only belly with spines in C. patoca). Colouration: dorsal half of head and body covered with fine brown reticulations and many white spots; ventral half of head and body silvery white covered by many white spots from chin to above anal-fin origin; dorsal rim of eye pale yellow (Ref. 126654).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Matsuura, Keiichi | Collaborators

Habib, K.A., A.K. Neogi, J. Oh, Y.-H. Lee and C.-G. Kim, 2018. Chelonodontops bengalensis (Tetraodontoformes [sic]: Tetraodontidae): a new species of puffer fish from the Northern Bay of Bengal based on morphology and DNA barcode. Ocean Sci. J. 54(1):79-86. (Ref. 126654)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02570 (0.01193 - 0.05536), b=2.88 (2.71 - 3.05), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).