Pao Brevirostris
📖 Overview
Known from the middle Mekong basin in Thailand as Tetraodon palustris; lives in marshes and swamps with clear and stagnant water in places with many aquatic plants. From aquarium study, they were observed to spent much of the time hidden among roots and in dense clumps of submerged plants. Diet in captivity was mainly juvenile fishes, including Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus, and cyprinids, Barbonymus gonionotus, Cirrhinus siamensis and Hypophthalmichthys molitrix .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Pao Brevirostris is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pao Brevirostris is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Pao Brevirostris is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Pao Brevirostris is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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