Pufferfish
Pao leiurus
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A freshwater pufferfish from Southeast Asia, from Thailand to Indonesia, especially the Mekong basin. It reaches 16 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Pao leiurus
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Crayacion cochinchinensis, Monotreta cambodgiensis, Monotreta cutcutia cutcutia, Monotreta leiurus, Monotrete leiurus, Tetraodon cutcutia, Tetraodon fangi, Tetraodon hilgendorfii, Tetraodon leiurus, Tetrodon bergii, Tetrodon cambodgiensis, Tetrodon hilgendorfii, Tetrodon leiurus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 7
- General hardness (GH)
- 12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 16 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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