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Scientific Name: Leiodon cutcutia (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonym: Tetraodon cutcutia (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Ocellated pufferfish
Local/Bangla Name: Tepa (টেপা), Potka (পটকা), Kutkutiya (কুটকুটিয়া)
Photo: Sahat Ratmuangkhwang (Fishbase)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Description:
The fish has a broad head that tapers abruptly to the tail. Its mouth opens slightly downward and has two large teeth on each jaw. The gill-openings are significantly reduced, located in front of the pectoral base. There are two lateral lines; the upper one does not reach the end of the tail but meets the lower one above the anal fin, which is widely interrupted in the middle. The species lacks spines and pelvic fins, with the dorsal fin positioned well back, above the origin of the anal fin. All fins are rounded. The coloration is greenish-yellow above and white on the abdomen, with a light band between the eyes and a large black ocellus surrounded by a light edge on the side, anterior to the origin of the anal fin.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in ponds, beels, canals, river and other water areas throughtout Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater Brackish (Demersal)
Main References:
Rahman AKA (2005) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh. 2nd ed. Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. xviii + 394 pp.
Other References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hasan MA, Khondker M and Rahman MM (eds.) (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh. Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 300+xxxi. pp.
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
