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Species in the genus Dichotomyctere: [ 13 ] records

biocellatus, Tetrodon Tirant [G.] 1885:123 [95] [Excursions et Reconnaissances: Cochinchine française v. 10; ref. 17923] Thu-day-mot, Vietnam. Lectotype: MHNL 4200-0004. On p. 95 of reprint in Chevey 1929 [ref. 16215]. Lectotype selected by Kottelat 1987:20 [ref. 11434]. Original genus should have been Tetraodon. •If removed from Tetraodon then a synonym of Crayracion ocellatus Steindachner 1870, the latter preoccupied by T. ocellatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kottelat 1987:20 [ref. 11434]). •Valid as Chelonodon biocellatus (Tirant 1885) -- (Rainboth 1996:225 [ref. 22772]). •Valid as Tetraodon biocellatus Tirant 1885 -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:174 [ref. 23448], Ebert 2001:20 [ref. 25494], Yoshida et al. 2013:233 [ref. 34464]). •Synonym of Dichotomyctere ocellatus (Steindachner 1870) -- (Kottelat 2013:476 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Dichotomyctere ocellatus (Steindachner 1870). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Indochina and Indonesia (if valid). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

dorsovittatus, Arothron Blyth [E.] 1860:173 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Calcutta fish market, India. No types known. Types not in ZSI or BMNH. •Synonym of Chelonodon fluviatilis (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:1055 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Tetraodon fluviatilis Hamilton 1822 -- (Dekkers 1975:127 [ref. 7417], Ebert 2001:91 [ref. 25494]). •Synonym of Dichotomyctere fluviatilis (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:475 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Dichotomyctere fluviatilis (Hamilton 1822). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

erythrotaenia, Tetraodon Bleeker [P.] 1853:174 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 16912] Maros, southwestern Sulawesi, Indonesia; Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 7356 (53 mm). Paralectotypes: RMNH 7356 (1 of 3). Bleeker specimens: AMS B.7629 (1) BMNH 1867.11.28.113 (1), RMNH 7356 (1 of 3). Lectotype selected by Dekkers 1975:116 [ref. 7417]. •Valid as Tetraodon erythrotaenia Bleeker 1853 -- (Dekkers 1975:115 [ref. 7417], Roberts 1978:70 [ref. 8886], Allen 1991:209 [ref. 21090], Kottelat et al. 1993:174 [ref. 23448], Ebert 2001:22 [ref. 25494], Hoese et al. 2006:1926 [ref. 29099]). •Valid as Dichotomyctere erythrotaenia Bleeker 1853 -- (Kottelat 2013:475 [ref. 32989], Miesen et al. 2016:97 [ref. 34492]). Current status: Valid as Dichotomyctere erythrotaenia (Bleeker 1853). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

fluviatilis, Tetrodon Hamilton [F.] 1822:6, 362, Pl. 30 (fig. 1) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Ganges River at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Neotype: BMNH 1934.10.17.139. Neotype designated by Dekkers 1975:129 [ref. 7417]. Original genus should have been Tetraodon. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 3 [ref. 37532] •Valid as Chelonodon fluviatilis (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:54 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:1055 [ref. 20764], Rainboth 1996:226 [ref. 22772], Khan 2003:11 [ref. 27710]). •Valid as Tetraodon fluviatilis Hamilton 1822 -- (Herre 1940:8 [ref. 43189], Herre 1940:14 [ref. 43194]. Dekkers 1975:127 [ref. 7417] with subspecies, Pethiyagoda 1991:294 [ref. 20075], Ebert 2001:22 [ref. 25494], Ataur Rahman 2003:69 [ref. 31338]). •Valid as Dichotomyctere fluviatilis (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:475 [ref. 32989], Pillai et al. 2025:560 [ref. 42553]). Current status: Valid as Dichotomyctere fluviatilis (Hamilton 1822). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: South Asia, Southeast Asia: India east to western Thailand; southern Vietnam: northern Borneo (Malaysia). IUCN (2014): Least Concern, as Tetraodon fluviatilis. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

gernaerti, Epipedorhynchus Bleeker [P.] 1865:36 [17] [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 3; ref. 17043] On p. 17 of separate. Not available, museum name mentioned in the synonymy of Crayracion erythrotaenia. •In the synonymy of Dichotomyctere erythrotaenia (Bleeker 1853) -- (Kottelat 1813:475 [ref. 32989]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Dichotomyctere erythrotaenia (Bleeker 1853). Tetraodontidae.

kretamensis, Tetraodon Inger [R. F.] 1953:149 [Fieldiana Zoology v. 34 (no. 11); ref. 19145] Pinang River, a tributary of the Kretam Kechil River, Kinabatangan District, East Coast Residency, Malaysia. Holotype: FMNH 51558. Paratypes: FMNH 51559 (34, now 33), 51560-61 (4, 3), 51562 (12), 51563 (3). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:83 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Tetraodon kretamensis Inger 1953 -- (Dekkers 1975:121 [ref. 7417], Kottelat et al. 1993:174 [ref. 23448], Ebert 2001:60 [ref. 25494]). •Valid as Dichotomyctere kretamensis (Inger 1853) -- (Kottelat 2013:475 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Dichotomyctere kretamensis (Inger 1953). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Malaysia and Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.

nigroviridis, Tetrodon Marion de Procé [P.-M.] 1822:130 [Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomathique de Paris [Sér. 3] [v. 9] (for 1822); ref. 17601] Deli, near Medan, northeastern Sumatra, Indonesia. Neotype: ZMA 113020. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:110 [ref. 19236]. Neotype designated by Dekkers 1975:126 [ref. 7417]. Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. •Valid as Chelonodon nigroviridis (Marion de Procé 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:1056 [ref. 20764], Rainboth 1996:226 [ref. 22772]). •Valid as Tetraodon nigroviridis Marion de Procé 1822 -- (Dekkers 1975:123 [ref. 7417], Roberts 1989:188 [ref. 6439], Roberts 1993:45 [ref. 21799], Kottelat et al. 1993:174 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:250 [ref. 23210], Matsuura in Randall & Lim 2000:649 [ref. 25122], Ebert 2001:25 [ref. 25494], Tan & Lim 2004:111 [ref. 27716], Matsuura 2009:337 [ref. 31171]). •Valid as Dichotomyctere nigroviridis (Marion de Procé 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:475 [ref. 32989], Sulaiman et al. 2018:46 [ref. 35802], Taki et al. 2021:501 [ref. 39830], Jamandre 2023:176 [ref. 40455], Kasim et at. 2025:10 [ref. 42537], Pillai et al. 2025:560 [ref. 42553]). Current status: Valid as Dichotomyctere nigroviridis (Marion de Procé 1822). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: South and Southeast Asia: Sri Lanka east to Indonesia, Borneo, Thailand, Vietnam and Philippines. IUCN (2022): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

ocellata, Crayracion fluviatilis var. Steindachner [F.] 1870:640 [18], Pl. 5 (figs. 2-2a) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 61 (1. Abth.); ref. 4218] Johor, Malaysia/ Pengulan Patie, India. Syntypes: NMW (4). On p. 18 of separate. Described as a variety. •Synonym of Tetraodon biocellatus Tirant 1885 -- (Ebert 2001:20 [ref. 25494]). •Valid as Dichotomyctere ocellatus (Steindachner 1870) -- (Kottelat 2013:476 [ref. 32989], Taki et al. 2021:501 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Dichotomyctere ocellatus (Steindachner 1870). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Borneo, Malaya to Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

potamophilus, Tetraodon Bleeker [P.] 1849:16 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [8]; ref. 320] Madura Straits near Surabaya and Kammal; near Jakarta, Semarang, etc., Java, Indonesia. Possible types: BMNH 1867.11.28.108 (1), RMNH 7357 (in part). •Synonym of Tetraodon nigroviridis Marion de Procé 1822 -- (Dekkers 1975:123 [ref. 7417], Ebert 2001:92 [ref. 25494]). •Synonym of Dichotomyctere nigroviridis (Marion de Procé 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:475 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Dichotomyctere nigroviridis (Marion de Procé 1822). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

rangoonensis, Dichotomycterus Le Danois [Y.] 1959:133, Figs. 85-88 [Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, Monaco (Nouvelle Série) v. 36 (art. 1); ref. 12003] Region of Rangoon, Myanma/ Bengal, India. Syntypes: MNHN B-1564 (now 5). Non-types: MNHN 1961-1117 (4). Type catalog: Le Danois 1962:462 [ref. 21440]. •Synonym of Chelonodon fluviatilis (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:1055 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Tetraodon fluviatilis Hamilton 1822 -- (Dekkers 1975:127 [ref. 7417], Ebert 2001:23 [ref. 25494]). •Synonym of Dichotomyctere fluviatilis (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:475 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Dichotomyctere fluviatilis (Hamilton 1822). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

sabahensis, Tetraodon fluviatilis Dekkers [W. J.] 1975:130, Figs. 35-37 [Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 45 (no. 1); ref. 7417] Pinang River, 5°30'N, 118°33'E, Kinabatangan District, Sabah, Borneo, East Malaysia. Holotype: FMNH 51564. Paratypes: FMNH 105534 [ex FMNH 51564] (2), 51660-62 (2, 3, 3). •Valid as Tetraodon sabahensis Dekkers 1975 -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:175 [ref. 23448], Ebert 2001:64 [ref. 25494]). •Valid as Dichotomyctere sabahensis (Dekkers 1975) -- (Kottelat 2013:476 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Dichotomyctere sabahensis (Dekkers 1975). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Borneo, Malaysia. Habitat: freshwater.

simulans, Tetrodon Cantor [T. E.] 1849:1356 [374] [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 18 (pt 2); ref. 715] Sea and estuaries of Penang, Malaysia; Singapore. Syntypes: ?BMNH 1860.3.19.588-589 (2, skins). On p. 374 of separate. Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. •Mention under Chelonodon nigroviridis (Marion de Procé 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:1056 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Tetraodon nigroviridis Marion de Procé 1822 -- (Dekkers 1975:123 [ref. 7417], Roberts 1989:188 [ref. 6439], Ebert 2001:92 [ref. 25494]). •Synonym of Dichotomyctere nigroviridis (Marion de Procé 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:475 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Dichotomyctere nigroviridis (Marion de Procé 1822). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

steindachneri, Tetraodon Dekkers [W. J.] 1975:132, Figs. 38-40 [Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 45 (no. 1); ref. 7417] Pengulon Patie, Singapore. Syntypes: (4) whereabouts unknown. Replacement name for Crayracion fluviatilis var. ocellata Steindachner, secondarily preoccupied by Tetraodon ocellatus Linnaeus 1758. •Synonym of Tetraodon biocellatus Tirant 1885 -- (Kottelat 1987:20, 21 [ref. 11434], Rainboth 1996:224 [ref. 22772], Ebert 2001:20 [ref. 25494]). •Synonym of Dichotomyctere ocellatus (Steindachner 1870) -- (Kottelat 2013:476 [ref. 32989]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Dichotomyctere ocellatus (Steindachner 1870). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.