Tetraodon abei

Taxobox
name = Abe's puffer

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Tetraodontiformes
familia = Tetraodontidae
genus = "Tetraodon"
species = "T. abei"
binomial = "Tetraodon abei"
binomial_authority = Roberts, 1998
range_

range_map_width = 250 px
range_map_caption = Distribution of "Tetraodon abei"

"Tetraodon abei", sometimes called Abei Puffer or Abe's Puffer, is an aggressive and territorial freshwater pufferfish from the Mekong river basin in Southeast Asia.

They are molluscivores, using the beak-like teeth to break open the shell of the prey. They are also opportunistic piscivores.

Maximum length is 10 cm. Numerous pale spots are uniformly distributed over a dark background. The spots are orange in certain live specimens.

It has been speculatedFact|date=October 2007 that this fish belongs to an unofficial group of freshwater pufferfish called target puffers or Tetraodon leiurus group.Fact|date=October 2007 The systematics of this group are subject to scientific controversy and will remain so until adequate fundings for a revision can be found.Fact|date=October 2007Other pufferfish associated with the Target Group are: Tetraodon leiurus, Tetraodon cochinchinensis, Tetraodon turgidus, Tetraodon hilgendorfii, Tetraodon cambodgiensis.Fact|date=October 2007

In the aquarium this fish is very aggressive.Fact|date=October 2007

External links

* [http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Freshwater/T_abei/ Pictures of Tetraodon abei]
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