Leiodon dapsilis

Leiodon dapsilis, known as the plentiful toby, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Western Pacific, where it is endemic to Australia. It is a tropical fish found in both marine and brackish environments, being known from coastal estuaries, mangrove swamps, and sandy areas in marine waters.^[2] The species is reported to be oviparous.^[2] ITIS lists this species as a member of the genus Chelonodon,^[3] although WoRMS and FishBase both include it within Leiodon.^[4] It was first described by Gilbert Whitley in 1943, from a specimen collected from the Fitzroy River, in Queensland.^[5][6]

Leiodon dapsilis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Tetraodontidae
Genus:	Leiodon
Species:	L. dapsilis
Binomial name
Leiodon dapsilis (Whitley, 1943)
Synonyms
Chelonodon dapsilis