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Colomesus

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Scientific name
  
Colomesus

Higher classification
  
Pufferfish

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Similar
  
Pufferfish, Colomesus asellus, Colomesus psittacus, Auriglobus, Carinotetraodon

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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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Colomesus MitoFish Colomesus psittacus

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

Colomesus The Brackish Tank Parrot PufferfishBanded Pufferfish Genus

  • Colomesus asellus (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1849) (Amazon puffer)
  • Colomesus psittacus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Banded puffer)

  • Colomesus Colomesus Wikipedia

    Colomesus The Nice Puffer Colomesus asellus the South American Puffer

    Colomesus Amazon puffer Colomesus asellus 2014 Freshwater Fish Pinterest

    References

    Colomesus Wikipedia