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Dichotomyctere ocellatus (syn. Tetraodon biocellatus), commonly the figure 8 puffer or eyespot puffer, is a pufferfish found in freshwater [clarification needed] in Southeast Asia. It is known from the lower reaches of the Mekong (Cambodia), the Peninsular Malaysia as well as Borneo ( Sarawak , Kalimantan ).
Dwarf Pufferfish, Pea Puffer: Carinotetraodon travancoricus: 2.9 cm (1.1 in) Fahaka puffer: Tetraodon lineatus: 43 cm (17 in) Mbu puffer: Tetraodon mbu: 75 cm (30 in) This fish also occurs in estuaries. largest freshwater pufferfish, they are very peaceful with most fish except, other Mbu pufferfish, other fish that will harass them. see above [82]
Dichotomyctere nigroviridis (syn. Tetraodon nigroviridis) or the green spotted puffer is a species of pufferfish. It is found across South and Southeast Asia in coastal freshwater , but survives the longest in brackish to saltwater, and brackish water habitats. [ 2 ]
Pao palembangensis [2] (formerly Tetraodon palembangensis), is a species of freshwater pufferfish native to Thailand, Laos, Malaysia and Indonesia in Southeast Asia. Its commonly called the humpback puffer or dragon puffer. It is bred for aquaria as an ornamental fish because of its beautiful skin colouration and pattern.
Canthigaster leoparda, [2] known as the leopard sharpnose puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific, ranging from Christmas Island to the Philippines, Ambon, and Guam. It occurs at a depth range of 30 to 50 m (98 to 164 ft), and it is usually found in the vicinity of drop-offs and caves.
Up to 16 cm (6 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) long with distinctive leopard-like dark markings on its dorsal side, the smooth toadfish has a rounded front and tapers to a narrow tail at the back. Unlike most of its relatives, it does not have prominent spines on its body. Like other pufferfish, it can inflate itself with water or air.
Tetraodon is a genus in the pufferfish family (Tetraodontidae) found in freshwater in Africa. It is the type genus of the family and historically included numerous other species; several Asian species were moved to the genera Dichotomyctere, Leiodon and Pao in 2013. [2] [3]
Also known as the leopard lungfish, it is found in Eastern and Central Africa, as well as the Nile region. At 133 billion base pairs , [ 4 ] it has the largest known genome of any animal and one of the largest of any organism , along with the flowering plant Paris japonica , the fern Tmesipteris oblanceolata and the protist Polychaos dubium at ...