Leiodon cutcutia

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:

Data not available

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]