Pao_(fish)

<i>Pao</i> (fish)

Pao (fish)

Genus of fishes

Pao is a genus of mostly freshwater pufferfish with one species (P. leiurus) also occurring in brackish water. They are found in Southeast Asia.[1] Until 2013, its species were generally placed in Tetraodon.[1]

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Species

There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    Kottelat, M. (2013): The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27: 1–663.
  2. [2]
    Eschmeyer, W. N., R. Fricke, and R. van der Laan (18 February 2017). Catalog of Fishes. Retrieved 18 February 2017.


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