Green pufferfish
📖 Overview
Adults occur usually in slow-moving rivers, estuaries and the upper reaches of backwaters. Prefers shady, marginal areas. Feed on mollusks, crustaceans and other invertebrates as well as vascular plants and detritus. Occasionally feed on fish scales and fins . The muscular tissue and viscera are extremely toxic. Common in the aquarium trade, but adults are known to be pugnacious and aggressive with its tankmates .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Green pufferfish is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Green pufferfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Green pufferfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Lays 200 eggs which are attached to a hard, flat submerged surface in shallow water. A parent guards the eggs until hatching. Adults have been observed tending schools of fry .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; demersal; potamodromous . Tropical; 24°C - 28°C Recorded from the Mekong delta (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
mollusks, crustaceans and other invertebrates as well as vascular plants and detritus
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Ceylon Green Puffer · Ceylon Pufferfish · Green Puffer · Green Pufferfish · Green Spotted Puffer · Green-spotted Pufferfish · Spotted Pufferfish · Topaz Pufferfish |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | 黃金娃娃 |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Зелёный тетраодон · Таиландский мраморный иглобрюх |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | grön blåsfisk |
| 🌍THA | ปลาปักเป้าเขียวจุดยักษ์ |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arothron dorsovittatus | Blyth | 1860 | Synonym |
| Chelonodon fluviatilis | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
| Crayracion fluviatilis | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
| Dichotomycter fluviatilis | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
| Dichotomycter rangoonensis | Le Danois | 1959 | Synonym |
| Dichotomycter rangoonensis dorsovittatus | Blyth | 1860 | Synonym |
| Dichotomycterus rangoonensis | Le Danois | 1959 | Synonym |
| Dichotomycterus rangoonensis dorsovittatus | Blyth | 1860 | Synonym |
| Tetraodon fluviatilis | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
| Tetrodon fluviatilis | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 9 records indexed .
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