Congo Puffer
📖 Overview
Found in large rivers; sometimes found in rapids . Aquarium keeping: solitary, agressive towards others (René König, pers. comm., 2004) .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Congo Puffer is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Congo Puffer is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Congo puffer is primarily a piscivore, feeding mostly on smaller fish and maybe small amphibians. In captivity it is recommended to feed them a diet of 30% frozen thawed, thiaminase free freshwater fish and 70% earthworms, cockroaches and small terrestrial isopods
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Congo Puffer is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Congo Puffer · Congo Pufferfish · Congolese Pufferfish · Potato Pufferfish |
| 🌍CES | čtverzubec konžský |
| 🇩🇪German | Brauner Kugelfisch |
| 🇫🇷French | Poisson-globe rouge · Tétrodon rouge |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Красноватый тетраодон |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Pez globo patata |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tetrodon miurus | Boulenger | 1902 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 76 records indexed .
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