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Tetraodontidae
Green pufferfish
Dichotomyctere fluviatilis
Muscles and organs contain strong toxins
- Green
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- South Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Green
Tropical
Regional distribution
MediumGreen pufferfish is a freshwater fish found around Asia. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. Records give a maximum length of 17 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Genus
- Dichotomyctere
- Maximum length
- 17 cm
- Distribution
- Asia: India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Borneo (Ref. 4833 ). Recorded from the Mekong delta (Ref. 12693 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Order
Family
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