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Pao leiurus (Bleeker, 1850)

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Thailand country information

Common names: Pla pak pao dum, Pla pak pao jud, ปลาปักเป้าจุด
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Mekong, Bangpakong, Chao Phraya, Meklong, Tapi, Saiburi and Pattani basins and in Songkhla Lake (Ref. 27661). Museum: Mekong mainstream, CAS 79117 (near Chiang Khan); CAS 79123 (Huay Nam Ngam, 1 km downriver from That Phanom) (Ref. 5515); also from Nonthaburi, Chiang Mai, Phitsanulok, Tale Sap Songkhla, Hangkaben (Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya), Nong Khai,Khon Kaen, Kalasin, Pattani, Yala, Ubon Ratchathani, Kanchanaburi and Nakhon Sawan (Ref. 37773). Also Ref. 9648, 12693, 37773. In range Ref. 7050.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Monkolprasit, S., S. Sontirat, S. Vimollohakarn and T. Songsirikul, 1997
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..
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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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