Leiodon cutcutia is a valid scientific name.

Leiodon cutcutia (Hamilton, 1822)

Ocellated Pufferfish - Tepa - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Tetraodontiformes
Family	:	Tetraodontidae
Genus	:	Leiodon
Species	:	Leiodon cutcutia

Common Names:

English	:	Ocellated Pufferfish[729]
Bangla	:	Tepa[5] Patka[274] Chhato-patka[274] Photka[274] Kuti tepa[729] Futkuna[729] Kutkuitta[729] Phutka[729] Chato photka[729]

Synonyms:

Tetraodon cutcutia Hamilton, 1822
Tetrodon cutcutia Hamilton, 1822
Leisomus cutcutia (Hamilton, 1822)
Monotretus cutcutia (Hamilton, 1822)
Monotrete cutcutia (Hamilton, 1822)
Tetracon cutcutia Hamilton, 1822
Tetrodon caria Hamilton, 1822
Tetrodon gularis Hamilton, 1822
Monotreta gularis (Hamilton, 1822)
Leisomus marmoratus Swainson, 1839

Maximum Length and Weight:

9 cm (TL) ^[347] 132 mm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 3.2-3.5 : 2.5-3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 3-4 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 3.2-4.2 : 2.5-3.5 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 10-11; P₁. 20-21; P₂. absent; A. 10; C. 7 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D 10-11; A 10; P 18-21 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B V; D 10-11; A 10; P 21; C 7 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

True scales absent. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [671]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [384]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[37] Laos[851] Myanmar[832] Nepal[844] Sri Lanka[6] Vietnam[871]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Passur River, Khulna[752] Kaptai reservoir (Kaptai lake), Rangamati[753] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Meghna river, Narsingdi[781] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Borulia haor, Kishoreganj[794] Chitra river, Jashore[793] Jamunashwori river, Rangpur[808] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200] Ghaghat river, Gaibandha[1202]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
River, Canal, Beel, Haor, Baor ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

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[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Cast net, Fixed net ^[792]
Market price:
No market value ^[792]