''Chelonodon leopardus'', known as the banded leopardblowfish, is a

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

of pufferfish in the family

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. It is a tropical marine species native to the

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, where it is known from

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, although its status as a species is uncertain and

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has stated that more references are needed to confirm its classification.

References

Fish described in 1878 Taxa named by Francis Day {{Tetraodontiformes-stub