Green spotted puffer
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A green spotted puffer may be one of several different species of fresh or brackish water pufferfish in the genus Tetraodon, including:
- Tetraodon fluviatilis, sometimes called the Ceylon or topaz puffer[1]
- Tetraodon nigroviridis[1]
- Tetraodon cf. sabahensis, sometimes called the Sabahensis puffer[2]
Distinguishing these species is difficult,[1] in part because each species is highly variable in colouration.[2] Scientists working on these pufferfish as genomic lab animals consider it impossible to identify these species 100% reliably using colouration alone,[3] and tropical fish retailers commonly confuse them.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Monks N. (editor): Brackish Water Fishes, TFH 2006, ISBN 0793805643
- ^ a b Ebert Klaus: The Puffers of Fresh and Brackish Water, Aqualog 2005, ISBN 393170260X
- ^ a b "Tetraodon nigroviridis: A phylogenetic study". http://www.genoscope.cns.fr/spip/A-phylogenetic-study.html. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
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