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Pao abei (Roberts 1998)

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Distinguished from T. leiurus and from all other Tetraodon by its color: entire dorsolateral surface of body with numerous pale spots uniformly distributed over a dark background. In live specimens observed from the Meklong and Chao Phraya basins, the spots are orange and the background brown or blackish brown. In some freshly preserved specimens from the Mekong basin (Xe Bang Fai) the spots were faintly orange. All adults have numerous spots. In preserved specimens the spots are pale (Ref. 27661).
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Pao abei

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Pao abei[2] is a species of freshwater pufferfish from the Mekong, Chao Phraya and Mae Klong river basins in Southeast Asia. It is named after Japanese ichthyologist Tokiharu Abe.[3]

They are molluscivores, using the beak-like teeth to break open the shell of the prey. They are also opportunistic piscivores.

Maximum length is 10.3 centimetres (4.1 in) SL. Numerous pale spots are uniformly distributed over a dark background. The spots are orange in certain live specimens.[4]

In the aquarium this fish is very aggressive and territorial.[5]

References

  1. ^ Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Tetraodon abei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T187985A1842328. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T187985A1842328.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ Kottelat, M. (2013). "The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement No. 27: 1–663. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ Roberts, T.R. (1998). "Freshwater fugu or pufferfishes of the genus Tetraodon from the Mekong basin, with descriptions of two new species". Ichthyological Research. 45 (3): 225–234. doi:10.1007/BF02673920.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Tetraodon abei" in FishBase. March 2013 version.
  5. ^ นิตยสารอควาเรี่ยมบิส Vol.1 issue 4 ฉบับเดือน ตุลาคม 2010 คอลัมน์ เปิดกรุ...ปักเป้าน้ำจืด (in Thai)

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Pao abei: Brief Summary

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Pao abei is a species of freshwater pufferfish from the Mekong, Chao Phraya and Mae Klong river basins in Southeast Asia. It is named after Japanese ichthyologist Tokiharu Abe.

They are molluscivores, using the beak-like teeth to break open the shell of the prey. They are also opportunistic piscivores.

Maximum length is 10.3 centimetres (4.1 in) SL. Numerous pale spots are uniformly distributed over a dark background. The spots are orange in certain live specimens.

In the aquarium this fish is very aggressive and territorial.

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