Pao abei[2] is a species of freshwater pufferfish from the Mekong, Chao Phraya and Mae Klong river basins in Southeast Asia. It is named after Japanese ichthyologist Tokiharu Abe.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Pao |
| Species: | P. abei
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| Pao abei (T. R. Roberts, 1998)
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They are molluscivores, using the beak-like teeth to break open the shell of the prey. They are also opportunistic piscivores.
Maximum length is 10.3 centimetres (4.1 in) SL. Numerous pale spots are uniformly distributed over a dark background. The spots are orange in certain live specimens.[4]
In the aquarium this fish is very aggressive and territorial.[5]
They are closely related to Pao leiurus. [6]
References
edit- ^ Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Tetraodon abei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. IUCN: e.T187985A1842328. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T187985A1842328.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Kottelat, M. (2013). "The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement No. 27: 1–663. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Roberts, T.R. (1998). "Freshwater fugu or pufferfishes of the genus Tetraodon from the Mekong basin, with descriptions of two new species". Ichthyological Research. 45 (3): 225–234. Bibcode:1998IchtR..45..225R. doi:10.1007/BF02673920.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tetraodon abei". FishBase. March 2013 version.
- ^ นิตยสารอควาเรี่ยมบิส Vol.1 issue 4 ฉบับเดือน ตุลาคม 2010 คอลัมน์ เปิดกรุ...ปักเป้าน้ำจืด (in Thai)
- ^ Yamada, Akinori; Hamaguchi, Ayaka; Sakoda, Hikari; Kakamu, Motohiro; Doi, Hiroyuki; Hasin, Sasitorn; Arakawa, Osamu (2021-04-03). "Complete mitochondrial genomes of the Southeast Asian freshwater pufferfishes, Pao abei (Roberts, 1998) and Pao suvattii (Sontirat and Soonthornsatit, 1985) (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) and an insight into the taxonomic status of Pao species". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 6 (4): 1448–1450. doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1911708. ISSN 2380-2359. PMC 8079078. PMID 33969194.
External links
edit- Pictures of Tetraodon abei Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
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