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Species in the genus Leiodon: [ 5 ] records


caria, Tetrodon Hamilton [F.] 1822:9, 362 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Nathpur, Kosi River, Ganges River system, India. No types known. Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:38 [ref. 37532]. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 6 [ref. 37532] •Mention under Tetraodon cutcutis Hamilton 1822 -- (Dekkers 1975:95 [ref. 7417], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:1060 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Tertraodon cutcutia Hamilton 1822 -- (Menon 1999:305 [ref. 24904], Ebert 2001:91 [ref. 25494], Ataur Rahman 2003:67 [ref. 31338]). •Synonym of Leiodon cutcutia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:479 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Leiodon cutcutia (Hamilton 1822). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

cutcutia, Tetrodon Hamilton [F.] 1822:8, 362, Pl. 18 (fig. 3) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Ganges River, India or Bangladesh. No types known. Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 4 [ref. 37532] •Valid as Tetraodon cutcutia Hamilton 1822 -- (Dekkers 1975:95 [ref. 7417], Shrestha 1978:41 [ref. 15970], Ataur Rahman 1989:52 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:1060 [ref. 20764], Sen 1995:600 [ref. 23778], Roberts 1998:234 [ref. 23472], Menon 1999:305 [ref. 24904], Rema Devi et al. 2000:441 [ref. 25320], Ebert 2001:21 [ref. 25494], Ataur Rahman 2003:67 [ref. 31338], Shrestha 2008:235 [ref. 29923], Ahmed et al. 2013:287 [ref. 32872], Gurung et al. 2013:4885 [ref. 32969], Gupta et al. 2024:101 [ref. 41453]). •Valid as Leiodon cutcutia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:479 [ref. 32989], Suresh et al. 2018:329 [ref. 36495], Chen et al. 2024:153 [ref. 41792]). Current status: Valid as Leiodon cutcutia (Hamilton 1822). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: South and southeast Asia: Pakistan and India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

dapsilis, Chelonodon Whitley [G. P.] 1943:143 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 68 (pts 3-4) (nos. 307-308); ref. 4702] Near Mackenzie Island, Fitzroy River estuary, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: AMS IB.1261. Paratypes: AMS IB.1262-63 (2) •Valid as Chelonodon dapsilis Whitley 1943 -- (Hoese et al. 2006:1919 [ref. 29099]). •Valid as Leiodon dapsilis (Whitley 1943). Current status: Valid as Leiodon dapsilis (Whitley 1943). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

gularis, Tetrodon Hamilton [F.] 1822:10, 362 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Nathpur, Kosi River, Ganges River system, India. No types known. Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:38 [ref. 37532]. •Synonym of Tetraodon cutcutia Hamilton 1822 -- (Dekkers 1975:95 [ref. 7417], Menon 1999:305 [ref. 24904], Ebert 2001:91 [ref. 25494], Ataur Rahman 2003:67 [ref. 31338]). •Synonym of Leiodon cutcutia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:479 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Leiodon cutcutia (Hamilton 1822). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

marmoratus, Leisomus Swainson [W.] 1839:328 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Based on Ham. pl. 18. fig. 3 -- which is Hamilton 1822:Pl. 18 (fig. 3) [ref. 2031]. Unneeded new name for Tetrodon cutcutia Hamilton 1822. •Synonym of Tetraodon cutcutia Hamilton 1822 -- (Dekkers 1975:95 [ref. 7417], Menon 1999:305 [ref. 24904], Ebert 2001:92 [ref. 25494]). •Synonym of Leiodon cutcutia (Hamiton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:479 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Leiodon cutcutia (Hamilton 1822). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.


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