Cross River Pufferfish
Tetraodon pustulatus
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- Scientific name
- Tetraodon pustulatus
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Tetraodon guttifer, Tetraodon leiogaster, Tetrodon pustulatus
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–26 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 30 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 540 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 150 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- Solitary
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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