Chelonodon 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]

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

References
  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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