Chelonodon bengalensis
| Chelonodon bengalensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Species: | C. bengalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Chelonodon bengalensis (Habib et al., 2018)
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Chelonodontops bengalensis | |
Chelonodon bengalensis or Chelonodontops bengalensis is a species of pufferfish in the genus Chelonodon. It was first discovered at Alor Kol in Dublar Char of Bangladesh.[1]
Though C. bengalensis is closely related to , they are different species.[2] A group of researchers from Bangladesh and South Korea ran their scientific research from May 2016 to December 2017 in Sundarban and discovered the new species of pufferfish.[1] The color of the species is blackish and it has tints like trellis.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "সুন্দরবনে নতুন মাছের সন্ধান". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ Habib, K.A.; A.K. Neogi; J. Oh; Y.-H. Lee; C.-G. Kim (2018). "Chelonodontops bengalensis (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae): A New Species of Puffer Fish from the Northern Bay of Bengal Based on Morphology and DNA Barcode". Ocean Science Journal. 54 (1): 79–86. doi:10.1007/s12601-018-0054-7. S2CID 91952672.
- ^ "মাছের নতুন প্রজাতি". Calcutta News (in Bengali). 26 December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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