Dichotomyctere

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Tetraodontiformes
Subordo: Tetraodontoidei

Familia: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Dichotomyctere
Species: D. erythrotaenia – D. fluviatilis – D. kretamensis – D. nigroviridis – D. ocellatus – D. sabahensis
Name

Dichotomyctere Duméril, 1855

Type species: Tetraodon fluviatilis (Hamilton, 1822)

References

Duméril, A.H.A. 1855. Note sur un travail inédit de Bibron relatif aux poissons Plectognathes Gymnodontes (Diodons et Tétrodons). Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Sér. 2) 8: 274–282. Reference page.
Kottelat, M. 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibiography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement No. 27: 1–663. PDF. Reference page.

Dichotomyctere is a genus of relatively small pufferfish found in both fresh and brackish waters in south and southeast Asia.[1] Its species were generally included in the genus Tetraodon until 2013.[2][3] The largest species of Dichotomyctere reach up to 17 cm (6.7 in) in length.[1]
Species

There are currently 6 species in the genus:[1]

Dichotomyctere erythrotaenia (Bleeker, 1853) — Red-striped toadfish
Dichotomyctere fluviatilis (F. Hamilton, 1822) — Green pufferfish
Dichotomyctere kretamensis (Inger, 1953)
Dichotomyctere nigroviridis (Marion de Procé, 1822) — Spotted green pufferfish
Dichotomyctere ocellatus (Steindachner, 1870) — Eyespot pufferfish
Dichotomyctere sabahensis (Dekkers, 1975)

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Dichotomyctere in FishBase. February 2017 version.
Kottelat, M. (2013). The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27: 1–663.
Eschmeyer, W. N., R. Fricke, and R. van der Laan (18 February 2017). Catalog of Fishes. Retrieved 18 February 2017.