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Pao hilgendorfii

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Pao hilgendorfii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Pao
Species:
P. hilgendorfii
Binomial name
Pao hilgendorfii
(Popta, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Tetraodon hilgendorfii
  • Tetrodon hilgendorfii

Pao hilgendorfii,[1] sometimes known as Hilgendorf's puffer,[2] is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a tropical freshwater species native to the Mahakam basin in Borneo. The species was originally described as a member of Tetraodon but was moved to the then-new genus Pao in 2013.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "ITIS - Report: Pao hilgendorfii". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  2. ^ "Hilgendorf's Puffer (Pao hilgendorfii)". iNaturalist Canada. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Pao hilgendorfii". FishBase.