Chelonodon dapsilis

Chelonodon dapsilis, known as the plentiful toby, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Western Pacific, where it is endemic to Australia. It is a tropical fish found in both marine and brackish environments, being known from coastal estuaries, mangrove swamps, and sandy areas in marine waters. The species is reported to be oviparous.[1] ITIS lists this species as a member of the genus Leiodon,[2] although WoRMS and FishBase both include it within Chelonodon.[3]

Chelonodon dapsilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Tetraodontiformes
Family:
Tetraodontidae
Genus:
Chelonodon
Species:
C. dapsilis
Binomial name
Chelonodon dapsilis
Whitley, 1943

References
  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Chelonodon dapsilis". FishBase. Archived from the original on 2015-10-14.
  2. "ITIS - Report: Chelonodon dapsilis". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chelonodon dapsilis Whitley, 1943". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
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