Tetraodon schoutedeni Pellegrin, 1926
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tetraodon schoutedeni Pellegrin, 1926
- Name authority
- Pellegrin, 1926
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Genus
- Tetraodon
- 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
- genusTetraodon Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesTetraodon schoutedeni Pellegrin, 1926
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tetraodon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Tetraodon duboisi Poll, 1959 | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tetraodon implutus Jenyns, 1842 | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758 | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tetraodon miurus Boulenger, 1902 | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tetraodon mbu Boulenger, 1899 | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tetraodon barbatus Roberts, 1998 | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tetraodon pustulatus Murray, 1857 | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tetraodon waandersii Bleeker, 1853 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Tetrodon schoutedeni Pellegrin, 1926 Pellegrin, 1926 | 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.
- Pellegrin, J. (1926). Description de Siluridés, d’un Cyprinodontidé et d’un Tétrodontidé. Récoltés au Congo Belge par le Dr. Schouteden. Revue de Zoologie Africaine, v. 14 (no. 2): 201–208. 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:55QVH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.