Pao Palembangensis
''Pao palembangensis''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.'' (formerly ''Tetraodon palembangensis''), is a species of freshwater pufferfish native to Thailand, Laos, Malaysia and Indonesia in Southeast Asia. Its commonly called the humpback puffer or dragon puffer. It is Aquaculture, bred for aquaria as an ornamental fish because of its beautiful skin colouration and pattern. Description Living in alkalescent, warm (24–28°), and slow-flowing rivers, ''Pao palembangensis'' is a distinct fish. It grows to a length of fish measurement, SL, with both sexes having a similar body size, but the male having a much larger rear hump. It is the largest member of its genus, and the third-largest freshwater pufferfish, only being outsized by the Fahaka and Mbu pufferfish puffers. It i ...
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