Tetraodon sabahensis
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| Tetraodon sabahensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Tetraodon |
| Species: | T. sabahensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetraodon sabahensis Dekkers, 1975 | |
Tetraodon sabahensis is a species of pufferfish endemic to Indonesia. This species grows to a length of 10.8 centimetres (4.3 in) SL.
Also called the "Giant Spotted Puffer" or the "Saba Puffer"[1] the juvenile fish look much like the T. nigroviridis, the "Green Spotted Puffer" and both can live 15 years in an aquarium. Though the Giant Green Spotted Puffer seems to prefer a much lower salinity as an adult. It is safe to keep T. sabahensis at a salinity of 1.004 or half-brackish. Brackish is about half-marine (ρ 1.022). It may be that sabahensis is a fresh water puffer and needs marine mix in an aquarium to thrive.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Tetraodon sabahensis" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
- ↑ The Puffers of Fresh and Brackish Waters, 2001 Dr. Klaus Ebert, Aqualog Verlag GmbH.
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