Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | Subphylum Vertebrata Scientific name Colomesus Higher classification Pufferfish | |
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Similar Pufferfish, Colomesus asellus, Colomesus psittacus, Auriglobus, Carinotetraodon |
Amazon puffer fish freshwater care colomesus asellus south american puffer fish
Colomesus is a genus of pufferfishes confined to tropical South America. Apart from differences in size, the two species are superficially similar, being green above, white below, and patterned with black transverse bands across the dorsal surface. C. asellus is commonly found in the aquarium trade while C. psittacus due to its size and more specialized requirements is not found as often.
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Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:




References
Colomesus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA