Chelonodon pleurospilus

Chelonodon pleurospilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Tetraodontidae
Genus:	Chelonodon
Species:	C. pleurospilus
Binomial name
	Chelonodon pleurospilus; (Regan, 1919)
Synonyms
	Chelonodontops pulchellus ; Sphaeroides pleurospilus ; Sphoeroides pleurospilus ; Tetrodon pleurospilus ;

Chelonodon pleurospilus, commonly known as the blaasop beauty, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a marine species endemic to South Africa, where it ranges from the mouth of the Xora River to Durban. It reaches 20 cm (7.9 inches) in total length.^[1] ITIS lists this species as a member of the genus Leiodon,^[2] although WoRMS and FishBase both include it within Chelonodon.^[3]

References[]

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Chelonodon pleurospilus". FishBase. Archived from the original on 2020-12-09.
^ "ITIS - Report: Leiodon pleurospilus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chelonodon pleurospilus (Regan, 1919)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-19.

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Chelonodon pleurospilus". FishBase. Archived from the original on 2020-12-09.

[2] "ITIS - Report: Leiodon pleurospilus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-19.

[3] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chelonodon pleurospilus (Regan, 1919)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-19.

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