The Species Black List

Carinotetraodon imitator

Malabar puffer

Two species of freshwater pufferfish, the Malabar pufferfish (Carinotetraodon travancoricus) and the dwarf Malabar puffer (Carinotetraodon imitator) are both confined to a few rivers in coastal southwestern India (Kerala and southern Karnataka), where they are threatened by loss of habitat and overcollection for the international aquarium trade.

Status

Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List

Restriction tier

2, restricted, extent unclear

Class

Actinopterygii

Realm

Indo-Malaysian

Locality

not specified in the source

As IUCN records it

Carinotetraodon imitator Britz & Kottelat, 1999