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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Tetraodontidae —pufferfish widely distributed, from Africa to Southeast Asia.
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Examples
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The team compared their draft sequence against human, pufferfish Tetraodon and zebrafish genomes.
Scientists Sequence the Medaka Fish Genome | Impact Lab 2007
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Pufferfish, fugu (Fugu); blowfish (Sphoeroides, Tetraodon)
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Pufferfish, fugu (Fugu); blowfish (Sphoeroides, Tetraodon)
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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I have got a few fish, including a prettily-marked _Diodon_ or _Tetraodon_, probably new, and a
Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology Various
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Takifugu rubripes v4. 0, Tetraodon nigroviridis v7,
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Haiyan Huang et al. 2010
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Jaillon O, Aury JM, Brunet F, Petit JL, Stange-Thomann N, et al. (2004) Genome duplication in the teleost fish Tetraodon nigroviridis reveals the early vertebrate proto-karyotype.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Haiyan Huang et al. 2010
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Takifugu rubripes v4. 0, Tetraodon nigroviridis v7,
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Haiyan Huang et al. 2010
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Jaillon O, Aury JM, Brunet F, Petit JL, Stange-Thomann N, et al. (2004) Genome duplication in the teleost fish Tetraodon nigroviridis reveals the early vertebrate proto-karyotype.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Haiyan Huang et al. 2010
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Who would win in a match: a Betta fish or a Tetraodon Nigroviridis (green Puffer Fish)?
The 100 Hour Board 2010
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* (* We yet know with certainty only seven electric fishes; Torpedo narke, Risso, T. unimaculata, T. marmorata, T. galvanii, Silurus electricus, Tetraodon electricus,
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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