Globe fish
📖 Overview
Found in large rivers , open water, weed beds and vegetated fringes; feeds on mollusks . Ventral pocket communicates gill chamber with oesophagus, allowing fish to inflate its body like a ball .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2 - 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Diagnosis: skin scaleless, but head and body covered with small spines except on snout and caudal region; teeth form beak-like structure consisting in each jaw of two pieces fused on midline and covered by layer of enamel; nostrils consisting of two fleshy lobes placed in front of folded collar surrounding the opening; two pairs of non-perforated nasal tentacles; dorsal and anal fins short and placed far back on body; pectoral fins well developed; no pelvic fins; caudal fin rounded, its length comprised 3 times in SL; longitudinal stripes along sides of body in adults; black-rimmed red ocelli (eyespots) present in juveniles . : short and / or deep; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Globe fish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Globe fish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; demersal; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: 10 - ?. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C found in Lake Turkana in Kenya (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
mollusks (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Coral Butterfly · Freshwater Puffer Fish · Globe Or Puffer Fish · Nile puffer · Stripped Puffer |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | Fahaka Assielah · Homar El Bahr · Tambera |
| 🇫🇷French | Poisson Ballon · Poisson Globe · Tétrodon |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crayracion fahaca | Hasselquist | 1762 | Synonym |
| Tetraodon fahaka | Rüppell | 1829 | Synonym |
| Tetraodon fahaka fahaka | Hasselquist | 1762 | Synonym |
| Tetraodon fahaka rudolfianus | Deraniyagala | 1948 | Synonym |
| Tetraodon fahaka strigosus | Bennett | 1834 | Synonym |
| Tetraodon lineatus lineatus | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Tetraodon lineatus rudolfianus | Deraniyagala | 1948 | Synonym |
| Tetraodon lineatus strigosus | Bennett | 1834 | Synonym |
| Tetraodon physa | Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire | 1809 | Synonym |
| Tetraodon strigosus | Bennett | 1834 | Synonym |
| Tetrodon fahaka | Hasselquist | 1762 | Synonym |
| Tetrodon fahaka strigosus | Bennett | 1834 | Synonym |
| Tetrodon physa | Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire | 1809 | Synonym |
| Tetrodon strigosus | Bennett | 1834 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 46 records indexed .
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