Spotted green pufferfish
Dichotomyctere nigroviridis
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The spotted green pufferfish, from Sri Lanka to Southeast Asia, from coastal fresh and brackish waters. It tends to nip the scales and fins of other fish. It reaches 17 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Dichotomyctere nigroviridis
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Brackish
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Arothron simulans, Chelonodon nigroviridis, Tetraodon fluviatilis, Tetraodon nigroviridis, Tetraodon potamophilus, Tetraodon simulans, Tetrodon nigroviridis, Tetrodon simulans
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 8
- General hardness (GH)
- 9–19 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 17 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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