Dichotomyctere fluviatilis (Hamilton, 1822)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The green pufferfish or Ceylon pufferfish (Dichotomyctere fluviatilis) is a species of pufferfish found in South and Southeast Asia. Its habitat includes rivers, estuaries, lakes and flood plains, and it lives in fresh to slightly brackish water.
Wikipedia contributors, Green pufferfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:31:47.730941+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dichotomyctere fluviatilis (Hamilton, 1822)
- Name authority
- (Hamilton, 1822)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Genus
- Dichotomyctere
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderTetraodontiformes
- suborderTetraodontoidei
- familyTetraodontidae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusDichotomyctere Duméril, 1855
- speciesDichotomyctere fluviatilis (Hamilton, 1822)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dichotomyctere. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dichotomyctere nigroviridis (Marion de Procé, 1822) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dichotomyctere erythrotaenia (Bleeker, 1853) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dichotomyctere kretamensis (Inger, 1953) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dichotomyctere ocellatus (Steindachner, 1870) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dichotomyctere sabahensis (Dekkers, 1975) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dichotomycterus rangoonensis Le Danois, 1959 Le Danois, 1959 | synonym |
| Dichotomycterus rangoonensis dorsovittatus (Blyth, 1860) (Blyth, 1860) | synonym |
| Tetrodon fluviatilis Hamilton, 1822 Hamilton, 1822 | synonym |
| Tetraodon fluviatilis Hamilton, 1822 Hamilton, 1822 | synonym |
| Arothron dorsovittatus Blyth, 1860 Blyth, 1860 | synonym |
| Chelonodon fluviatilis (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Dichotomyctere rangoonensis dorsovittatus (Blyth, 1860) (Blyth, 1860) | synonym |
| Dichotomyctere rangoonensis Le Danois, 1959 Le Danois, 1959 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1013871 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:35NGK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.