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Etymology: Carinotetraodon: Latin, carina = keel shaped, shell + Greek, tetra = four + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Regan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: currently known only from southern Sarawak.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39332)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 12-13;
Anal
soft rays: 11 - 13;
Vertebrae: 16 - 17. Males have a red dorsal fin, caudal fin proximal two-thirds grey, distal part black with white margin. Have the following combination of characters: dorsal fin rays 12-13 (mode 12); anal fin rays 11-13 (mode 11 or 13); pectoral fin rays 16; caudal fin rays 12; presence of black blotch on dorsal fin base in male; pectoral fin base black; dorsal fin base length 12.5-14.0 % SL; anal fin base length 10.2-10.9% SL (Ref. 39332).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Tan, H.H., 1999. A new species of Carinotetraodon from Sumatra and Borneo and validity of C. borneensis (Teleostei:Tetraodontidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 10(4):345-354. (Ref. 39332)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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