FB-69753 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69753 Animalia Chordata Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Arhynchobatidae Bathyraja Bathyraja microtrachys (Osburn & Nichols, 1916) Myanmar-kuglefisk Alvheim's pufferfsh 2022-07-06 2024-08-19 Psomadakis, P.N., K. Matsuura and H. Thein0 Chelonodontops alvheimi, a new species of pufferfish (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from the Indian Ocean, with redescription of the rare pufferfish Chelonodontops leopardus (Day 1878). Ichthyol. Res. 66(1):49-56. (Ref. 126647) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) Petersen, P.0 Danish names and photos and other species information. Pers. Comm. (Ref. 130676) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69762 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-07-12 00:00:00 2022-07-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69762 This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: a strongly tapered body, caudal peduncle slender (caudal-peduncle depth 7.4-7.8% SL); dorsom with spinules, from internarial region to dorsal-fn origin; caudal-fn length 17.4-18.5% SL, nasal organ with two divided flat skin flaps that are almost equal in size. Colouration: dorsum with many small, round to elongate white spots on a greenish brown background; lateral silvery band (sometimes indistinct) from the suborbital region to caudal-fn base forming lower boundary to spotted region; ventral sides of head and body are creamy-white; three indistinct crossing dark brown bars on the dorsal side of the head and body, the first on interorbital region, second just dorsal to gill opening, while the third at dorsal-fn base; blackish marking crossing the posterior of the caudal peduncle; iris is bright yellow; dorsal, anal and pectoral fins hyaline while the caudal fin is brownish with irregular blackish vertical band posteriorly and hyaline margin (Ref. 126647). Psomadakis, P.N., K. Matsuura and H. Thein 2018 Chelonodontops alvheimi, a new species of pufferfish (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from the Indian Ocean, with redescription of the rare pufferfish Chelonodontops leopardus (Day 1878). Ichthyol. Res. 66(1):49-56. (Ref. 126647) FB-Morphology-69762 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-07-12 00:00:00 2022-07-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69762 Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Analsoft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 20 Psomadakis, P.N., K. Matsuura and H. Thein 2018 Chelonodontops alvheimi, a new species of pufferfish (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from the Indian Ocean, with redescription of the rare pufferfish Chelonodontops leopardus (Day 1878). Ichthyol. Res. 66(1):49-56. (Ref. 126647) FB-Distribution-69762 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-07-12 00:00:00 2022-07-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69762 Eastern Indian Ocean: Myanmar. Psomadakis, P.N., K. Matsuura and H. Thein 2018 Chelonodontops alvheimi, a new species of pufferfish (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from the Indian Ocean, with redescription of the rare pufferfish Chelonodontops leopardus (Day 1878). Ichthyol. Res. 66(1):49-56. (Ref. 126647) FB-Size-69762 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-07-12 00:00:00 2022-07-12 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69762 11.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 126647)) Psomadakis, P.N., K. Matsuura and H. Thein 2018 Chelonodontops alvheimi, a new species of pufferfish (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from the Indian Ocean, with redescription of the rare pufferfish Chelonodontops leopardus (Day 1878). Ichthyol. Res. 66(1):49-56. (Ref. 126647) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-69762 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-07-12 00:00:00 2022-07-12 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69762 demersal; marine; depth range 72 - 164 m (Ref. 126647) Psomadakis, P.N., K. Matsuura and H. Thein 2018 Chelonodontops alvheimi, a new species of pufferfish (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from the Indian Ocean, with redescription of the rare pufferfish Chelonodontops leopardus (Day 1878). Ichthyol. Res. 66(1):49-56. (Ref. 126647)