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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; turgidus: From the Latin turgidus (puffy, swollen, bombastic, pompous) (Ref. 36949).
More on author: Kottelat.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / نطاق العمق / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة محيطي. Tropical
Asia: Mekong basin and possibly also in Chao Phraya basin.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.5 cm SL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 43281)
وصف مختصر
مفاتيح التعريف | الوصف الخارجي | قياسات المظهر الخارجي
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).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 2000. Diagnosis of a new genus and 64 new species of fishes from Laos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae, Balitoridae, Bagridae, Syngnathidae, Chaudhuriidae and Tetraodontidae). J. South Asian Nat. Hist. 5(1):37-82. (Ref. 36949)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
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مصادر علي الأنترنت
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (مرجع
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02570 (0.01199 - 0.05511), b=2.89 (2.71 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (مرجع
69278): 3.4 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
المرونه (مرجع
120179): عالي, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع أقل من 15 شهر (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).
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