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Pao brevirostris (Benl, 1957)

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Mekong basin Nongkomkoh Swamp, Amphoe Mueang, Nong Khai Province, KUMF 8834 (holotype of Tetraodon palustri, 7.21 cm SL) (Ref. 93844).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Saenjundaeng, P., C. Vidthayanon and C. Grudpun, 2013
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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.;  brevirostris: Name from Latin 'palustris', meaning of the marsh or swamp, referring to the main habitats of this species, which lives in marshlands, swamps and floodplains (Ref. 93844).

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical

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