Green pufferfish

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Green pufferfish
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Dichotomyctere
Species:
D. fluviatilis
Binomial name
Dichotomyctere fluviatilis
(Hamilton, 1822)
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Synonyms [2]

Arothron dorsovittatus Blyth, 1860 Chelonodon fluviatilis (Hamilton, 1822) Dichotomycterus rangoonensis Le Danois, 1959
Tetraodon fluviatilis Hamilton, 1822

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The green pufferfish or Ceylon pufferfish (Dichotomyctere fluviatilis) is a species of pufferfish found in South and Southeast Asia. [3] [4] Its habitat includes rivers, estuaries, lakes and flood plains, and it lives in fresh to slightly brackish water.

Description

The green pufferfish grows up to 17 cm (6.7 in) TL, [3] with a white underbelly and a metallic yellow or green top covered in black spots. Its bulging eyes are of a metallic blue color, and it has a very thick and broad forehead. Its body usually has a leathery texture, but green pufferfish grown in captivity tend to have smoother skin. Its flesh contains a virulent toxin, and it should not be eaten.

Diet

The green pufferfish is primarily carnivorous, eating mollusks, crustaceans (the shells of which this species can crush with its beak) and invertebrates. Occasionally, algae and plant matter, as well as fish scales and other detritus, is consumed. [5] In captivity, it will eat vegetation and commercial fish food.

References

  1. ↑ Shao, K.; Liu, M.; Jing, L.; Hardy, G.; Leis, J.L.; Matsuura, K. (2014). "Tetraodon fluviatilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T193750A2271459. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193750A2271459.en . Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  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. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27: 1–663.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dichotomyctere fluviatilis". FishBase . February 2017 version.
  4. ↑ "Ceylon Pufferfish - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  5. ↑ Rainboth, W.J. (1996). Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. Rome: FAO. p. 265.


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