Pao hilgendorfii
Pao hilgendorfii,[1] sometimes known as Hilgendorf's puffer,[2] is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a tropical freshwater species native to the Mahakam basin in Borneo. The species was originally described as a member of Tetraodon but was moved to the then-new genus Pao in 2013. [3]
| Pao hilgendorfii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Pao |
| Species: | P. hilgendorfii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pao hilgendorfii (Popta, 1905) | |
| Synonyms | |
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References
- "ITIS - Report: Pao hilgendorfii". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- "Hilgendorf's Puffer (Pao hilgendorfii)". iNaturalist Canada. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Pao hilgendorfii". FishBase.
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