Tetraodon abei

They are molluscivores, using the beak-like teeth to break open the shell of the prey.

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The Tetraodon abei lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

Tetraodon abei, sometimes called Abei Puffer or Abe's Puffer, is an aggressive and territorial freshwater pufferfish from the Mekong river basin in Southeast Asia. They are molluscivores, using the beak-like teeth to break open the shell of the prey. They are also opportunistic piscivores. More

Tetraodon abei ( fish name )slovensky , français Share pictures of your fish! Upload them now! * Maximum size in aquariums (min-max): 10 - 11 cm ( 3.94 - 4.33 in ) * pH of water: 6.4 - 7. More

Tetraodon abei and Chaunax abei were named in his honour. Abe was an honorary foreign member of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. See more at Wikipedia.org... More

Common names

Baiacu abei in Portuguese (Português)
Kuglefisk in Danish (dansk)
Pisamapallokala in Finnish (suomen kieli)
swellfishes in English
Tetraodon in Polish (polski)
阿部氏魨 in Mandarin Chinese
阿部氏鲀 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Tetraodontiformes
Family : Tetraodontidae
Genus : Tetraodon
Species : Tetraodon abei
Authority : Roberts, 1998