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Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology: Pao: Origin of Pao is from the local name of pufferfishes in Thai and Lao languages, pla pao and pa pao, respectively, with pla and pa meaning fish, and pao meaning purse.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce; saumâtre démersal; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: 12 - ?. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060)
Asia: Thailand to Indonesia. Found in the Mekong basin.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 12693)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Chin without marks or, rarely, with indistinct faint marks; upper part of body dirty brown, brownish gray or gray, poorly separated from lower part of body which tends to be dirty off-white, yellowish or pale gray, often with dusky mottling or spots; flank with one or more ocellated spots, which may be red-, green-, or blue centered.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Inhabits streams and rivers in upland and lowland areas (Ref. 56749). Occurs in flowing and standing water habitats (Ref. 12693). Also found in swamps and reservoirs, where it may be extremely abundant (Ref. 27661). Encountered in medium to large-sized rivers (Ref. 12975). Feeds on mollusks, crustaceans and other invertebrates as well as some plant matter and detritus (Ref. 12693). Possibly poisonous and not a commercial fish (Ref. 12693). Sometimes imported in the aquarium trade but known to be very aggressive and snappish (Ref. 12693).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Roberts, T.R., 1998. Freshwater fugu or pufferfishes of the genus Tetraodon from the Mekong basin, with descriptions of two new species. Ichthyol. Res. 45(3):225-234. (Ref. 27661)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.02818 (0.01445 - 0.05496), b=2.88 (2.72 - 3.04), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.0 ±0.35 se; based on food items. |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (14 of 100). 🛈 |
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766) |
Very high.
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