Dichotomyctere sabahensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Tetraodontidae |
Genus: | Dichotomyctere |
Species: | D. sabahensis
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Binomial name | |
Dichotomyctere sabahensis (Dekkers, 1975)
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Synonyms | |
Tetraodon sabahensis [1] |
Dichotomyctere sabahensis is a species of pufferfish endemic to the southeast Asian island of Borneo. [1] This species grows to a standard length of 10.8 cm (4.3 in). [2]
It is also called the giant spotted puffer or the Saba puffer. [3] The juvenile looks much like the spotted green pufferfish (D. nigroviridis), and both can live 15 years in an aquarium. Though the giant green spotted puffer seems to prefer a much lower salinity as an adult. It is safe to keep D. sabahensis at a salinity of 1.004 or half- brackish.
Dichotomyctere sabahensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Tetraodontidae |
Genus: | Dichotomyctere |
Species: | D. sabahensis
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Binomial name | |
Dichotomyctere sabahensis (Dekkers, 1975)
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Synonyms | |
Tetraodon sabahensis [1] |
Dichotomyctere sabahensis is a species of pufferfish endemic to the southeast Asian island of Borneo. [1] This species grows to a standard length of 10.8 cm (4.3 in). [2]
It is also called the giant spotted puffer or the Saba puffer. [3] The juvenile looks much like the spotted green pufferfish (D. nigroviridis), and both can live 15 years in an aquarium. Though the giant green spotted puffer seems to prefer a much lower salinity as an adult. It is safe to keep D. sabahensis at a salinity of 1.004 or half- brackish.