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Pao leiurus (Bleeker, 1850)

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Lao country information

Common names: Pa pao, Pba pbao
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Mekong (Ref. 27661). Found in Ban Hang Khone at Don Khone, 3 km below the fall line of the great waterfalls of the Mekong basin at Lee Pee (Ref. 9497). Also Ref. 4792, 37767, 50526.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/la.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Roberts, T.R., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Pufferfish, 光尾鲀, Trey kampot, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > 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.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; demersal; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: 12 - ?.   Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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