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    Colomesus

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    Colomesus
    Colomesus.jpg
    South American freshwater puffer
    (Colomesus asellus)
    Scientific classification e
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Actinopterygii
    Order: Tetraodontiformes
    Family: Tetraodontidae
    Genus: Colomesus
    T. N. Gill, 1884

    Colomesus is a genus of pufferfishes confined to tropical South America. Apart from differences in size, the two species are superficially similar, being green above, white below, and patterned with black transverse bands across the dorsal surface.[1] C. asellus is commonly found in the aquarium trade while C. psittacus due to its size and more specialized requirements is not found as often.[2]

    Species[edit]

    There are currently three recognized species in this genus according to FishBase[3] and the Catalog of Fishes.[4]

    • Colomesus asellus (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1849) (Amazon puffer)
    • Colomesus psittacus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Banded puffer)
    • Colomesus tocantinensis Amaral, Brito, Silva & Carvalho, 2013

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Ebert, Klaus (2001). The Puffers of Fresh and Brackish Water. Aqualog. ISBN 3-931702-60-X.
    2. ^ "Colomesus asellus". Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
    3. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Colomesus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
    4. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Colomesus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

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