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Pao pufferfish
Pao
Pao is a genus of mostly freshwater pufferfish with one species (P. leiurus) also occurring in brackish water. They are found in Southeast Asia. Until 2013, its species were generally placed in Tetraodon.
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 12 known species
Humpback Puffer
speciesPao palembangensis
Cochin Puffer
speciesPao cochinchinensis
Red Spot Puffer
speciesPao abei
Brackish Puffer
speciesPao leiurus
Arrowhead Puffer
speciesPao suvattii
Fang's Puffer
speciesPao fangi
Thai Puffer
speciesPao barbatus
Hairy Puffer
speciesPao baileyi
Hilgendorf's Puffer
speciesPao hilgendorfii
Chameleon Puffer
speciesPao turgidus
Berg's Puffer
speciesPao bergii
Ocellaris Puffer
speciesPao ocellaris
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 621548.