''Amblyrhynchotes rufopunctatus'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of pufferfish in the family

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. It has been reported only from the

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, and it is of uncertain status, with

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and the

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both stating that confirmation work is required to determine its existence as a species.

References

Tetraodontidae Fish described in 1962 Taxa named by Li Sizhong (ichthyologist) {{Tetraodontiformes-stub