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Pao turgidus (Kottelat, 2000) |
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photo by
WWF Thailand-Canon / Vidthayanon, C. |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae (Puffers), subfamily: Tetraodontinae | |||
| Max. size: | 18.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Mekong basin and possibly also in Chao Phraya basin. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Back greenish brown to black, belly white, transition may be gradual or abrupt; back and side of head and body with numerous small black spots, usually several of them with a paler (orange to red in life) central area; no ocellus or no large blotch below dorsal-fin origin (Ref. 36949). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 March 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||