Pao turgidus (Kottelat, 2000)
photo by WWF Thailand-Canon / Vidthayanon, C.

Family:  Tetraodontidae (Puffers), subfamily: Tetraodontinae
Max. size:  18.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Mekong basin and possibly also in Chao Phraya basin.
Diagnosis:  Back greenish brown to black, belly white, transition may be gradual or abrupt; back and side of head and body with numerous small black spots, usually several of them with a paler (orange to red in life) central area; no ocellus or no large blotch below dorsal-fin origin (Ref. 36949).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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