Pao hilgendorfii
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Tetraodontidae |
Genus: | Pao |
Species: | P. hilgendorfii
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Binomial name | |
Pao hilgendorfii (Popta, 1905)
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Pao hilgendorfii,[1] sometimes known as Hilgendorf's puffer,[2] is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a tropical freshwater species native to the Mahakam basin in Borneo. The species was originally described as a member of Tetraodon but was moved to the then-new genus Pao in 2013.[3]
References
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Pao hilgendorfii". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ^ "Hilgendorf's Puffer (Pao hilgendorfii)". iNaturalist Canada. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Pao hilgendorfii". FishBase.