Pao abei

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]

Pao abei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Pao
Species:
P. abei
Binomial name
Pao abei
Synonyms
  • Tetraodon abei T. R. Roberts, 1998
  • Monotrete abei (T. R. Roberts, 1998)

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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