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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Fishes > Tetraodontiformes

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Tetraodontiformes  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A small order of primarily marine fish containing 340 species. Most have a rotund or box-like shape. TETRODOTOXIN is found in their liver and ovaries. Common name for fish of the family Ostraciitae. Common name for fish of the family Tetraodontidae.

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  • txid31022
  • txid31025
  • txid31031

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-S467CKFK-D

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