Eyespot pufferfish
Dichotomyctere ocellatus
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The figure-eight puffer from Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia). It reaches 8 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Dichotomyctere ocellatus
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Chelonodon biocellatus, Chelonodon ocellata, Crayracion fluviatilis var. ocellata, Tetraodon biocellatus, Tetraodon steindachneri, Tetrodon biocellatus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 8 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Data deficient (DD)
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