Tetraodon sabahensis
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Tetraodon sabahensis is a species
of Tetraodon
, the largest genus
in the pufferfish
family
.
T. cf.sabahensis is a type of puffer fish that originates from parts of Indonesia, emerging recently in 1975. The fish can grow to 10 inches (25 cm) in length in the aquarium. Though there may be seen some variation in the behavior and markings that are similar to T. Nigroviridis or T. Fluviatilis. The species is seen as not so aggressive.
Also called the "Giant Spotted Puffer" or the "Saba Puffer" the juvenile fish look much like the T. nigroviridis, the "Green Spotted Puffer" 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 T. sabahensis at a salinity of 1.004 or half-brackish. Brackish
is about half-marine (ρ 1.022). It may be that sabahensis is a fresh water puffer and needs marine mix in an aquarium to thrive.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of Tetraodon
Tetraodon
Tetraodon is the largest genus in the pufferfish family . Its 23 members have a wide distribution, from Africa to Southeast Asia...
, the largest genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the pufferfish
Pufferfish
Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the Tetraodontiformes order. The family includes many familiar species which are variously called pufferfish, balloonfish, blowfish, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
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T. cf.sabahensis is a type of puffer fish that originates from parts of Indonesia, emerging recently in 1975. The fish can grow to 10 inches (25 cm) in length in the aquarium. Though there may be seen some variation in the behavior and markings that are similar to T. Nigroviridis or T. Fluviatilis. The species is seen as not so aggressive.
Also called the "Giant Spotted Puffer" or the "Saba Puffer" the juvenile fish look much like the T. nigroviridis, the "Green Spotted Puffer" 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 T. sabahensis at a salinity of 1.004 or half-brackish. Brackish
Brackish water
Brackish water is water that has more salinity than fresh water, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing of seawater with fresh water, as in estuaries, or it may occur in brackish fossil aquifers. The word comes from the Middle Dutch root "brak," meaning "salty"...
is about half-marine (ρ 1.022). It may be that sabahensis is a fresh water puffer and needs marine mix in an aquarium to thrive.