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The dwarf pufferfish (Carinotetraodon travancoricus), also known as the Malabar pufferfish, pygmy pufferfish, or pea pufferfish, is a small freshwater pufferfish endemic to Kerala and southern Karnataka in Southwest India. They are popular in aquaria for their bright colours and small size.
Females have smaller and fainter body blotches than C. travancoricus females, in addition to a number of small spots, [4] though females of C. tranvancoricus may also have small spots between their larger, darker blotches. [5] The most notable difference, however, is the body spination, which is greatly reduced in C. imitator compared to C ...
Deflated Valentinni's sharpnose puffer. Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes.The family includes many familiar species variously called pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, blowers, blowies, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, toadle, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab. [1]
The white-spotted pufferfish is a relatively small (10 cm or 3.9 in) fish that was named in 2014 by a research group for the National Museum of Nature and Science. [2] The fish has a brownish-yellow body with white spots and the ventral part of the body is translucent. [2]
The narrow lined puffer is a beautiful saltwater puffer. They will do well in a tank with live rock and enjoy searching the rock for living things to snack on. They are mild toward other fish, but are not reef safe as they will readily snack on many invertebrates found in a reef. They do tend to be more territorial and will not accept conspecifics.
The northern puffer, Sphoeroides maculatus, is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes, found along the Atlantic coast of North America. [2] Unlike many other pufferfish species, the flesh of the northern puffer is not poisonous, although its viscera can contain poison, [1] [2] and high concentrations of toxins have been observed in the skin of Floridian populations.
The fish's natural diet consist of small invertebrates, other fish, and plants. It is not a safe tank mate for fellow tetras, because it will eat small fish, nor is it a safe tank mate for larger species, because it is a notorious lepidophage. Bucktooth tetra are best kept alone or in large planted tanks that provide adequate protective ...
Arothron reticularis, variously known as the reticulated pufferfish, reticulated blowfish or reticulated toadfish, [3] is a ray-finned fish in the family Tetraodontidae.It is native to the tropical and sub-tropical Indo-Pacific region where its habitats include sandy and muddy seabeds, coral reefs, estuaries and mangrove areas.