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Fresh water puffer fish
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Tetraodontidae
Genus:	Tetraodon
Species:	T. mbu
Binomial name
	Tetraodon mbu; Boulenger, 1899

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The fresh water puffer fish or giant pufferfish, Tetraodon mbu, is a puffer of the family Tetraodontidae, found only in Africa from the middle and lower sections of the Congo river and the east coast of Lake Tanganyika near the Malagarasi River mouth. It is up to 67 cm in length.

These very large puffer fish are difficult to adequately house in captivity since they require a very large aquarium and appropriately scaled water filtration.

Like all members of the family Tetraodon, the fresh water puffer fish is capable of inflating itself with water or air when stressed or otherwise frightened. It feeds on molluscs and crustaceans. Species kept in captivity require a varied diet consisting of crunchy foods to help ensure good health and to prevent tooth overgrowth.

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tetraodon mbu". FishBase. May 2006 version.

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+{{Taxobox | color = pink
-[[Image:MooBoo.jpg|thumb|300px|Photo of a ''Tetraodon mbu'']]
+| name = Fresh water puffer fish
-The ''Tetraodon mbu'' is a carnivorous [[freshwater]] [[Pufferfish]] originating from the middle and lower sections of the [[Congo river]], in [[Africa]], as well as the east coast of [[Lake Tanganyika]] near the [[Malagarasi River]] mouth.
+| image = MooBoo.jpg
+| regnum = [[Animalia]]
+| phylum = [[Chordata]]
+| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
+| ordo = [[Tetraodontiformes]]
+| familia = [[Tetraodontidae]]
+| genus = ''[[Tetraodon]]''
+| species = '''''T. mbu'''''
+| binomial = ''Tetraodon mbu''
+| binomial_authority =  Boulenger, 1899
+}}
+The '''fresh water puffer fish''' or '''giant pufferfish''', ''Tetraodon mbu'', is a [[puffer]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] ''[[Tetraodontidae]]'', found only in [[Africa]] from the middle and lower sections of the [[Congo river]] and the east coast of [[Lake Tanganyika]] near the [[Malagarasi River]] mouth.  It is up to 67 cm in length.
-The ''mbu'' is commonly referred to as the ''giant puffer'' due to its massive size. Fishbase cites a maximum length of 67[[cm]] (or 26 [[inches]]) [http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=10103&genusname=Tetraodon&speciesname=mbu]. As such, these fish are difficult to adequately house in captivity since they require a very large [[aquarium]] and appropriately scaled [[water filtration]].
+These very large puffer fish are difficult to adequately house in captivity since they require a very large [[aquarium]] and appropriately scaled water filtration.
-Like all members of the family [[Tetraodon]], the ''mbu'' is capable of inflating itself with water or air when stressed or otherwise frightened. It feeds on [[Mollusks]] and [[Crustaceons]]. Species kept in captivity require a varied diet consisting of crunchy foods to help ensure good health and to prevent tooth overgrowth.
+Like all members of the family [[Tetraodon]], the fresh water puffer fish is capable of inflating itself with water or air when stressed or otherwise frightened. It feeds on [[mollusc]]s and [[crustacean]]s. Species kept in captivity require a varied diet consisting of crunchy foods to help ensure good health and to prevent tooth overgrowth.
+==References==
+* {{FishBase species | genus = Tetraodon | species = mbu | month = May | year = 2006}}
+[[Category: Tetraodontidae]]