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Name
Scientific name
Carinotetraodon borneensis
Described by
Authority Regan, Year 1903, Bracketed
Family
Tetraodontidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 6 credited
Summary
Carinotetraodon borneensis is a small red-eyed puffer known only from southern Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo), in the Sarawak, Sadong and Rajan…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
45mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 60 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Minimum height 30 cm, Water movement Low: still or sluggish water
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–28°C, pH 6–7.5
Hardness
2–12dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Malaysia, Borneo, Rajang, Sadong, Sarawak
Writing
Etymology
Carinotetraodon: from the Latin carina, meaning 'keel', and the generic name Tetraodon, within which members have formerly been included. borneensis: 'of Borne…
Distribution
Known only from southern Sarawak state, Malaysia (Borneo), with confirmed records from the Sarawak, Sadong and Rajang river systems. Type locality is 'Sarawak …
Habitat
Likely to inhabit sluggish marginal zones with submerged terrestrial or aquatic vegetation.
Aquarium size
An aquarium with dimensions of 60 ∗ 30 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered.
Maintenance
This species requires a well-decorated aquarium with driftwood roots or branches plus plenty of aquatic plants, of which floating varieties can be used to prov…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Tetraodontids lack true teeth, the jawbone itself being modified into four fused toothlike structures. These grow continuously at a surprising rate, so offer r…
Behaviour and compatibility
Less aggressive than some members of the genus but nevertheless best maintained alone or alongside a group of peaceful, schooling cyprinids of a size large eno…
Sexual dimorphism
In males body colour is greyish and faintly mottled, and this is not distinctly separated from the whitish belly and underside of the head, rather merging into…
Reproduction
Unrecorded. The congener C. lorteti is known to scatter its eggs among vegetation, with the male guarding the brood during incubation.
Notes
This species is relatively uncommon in the aquarium hobby but is sometimes mixed in among shipments of the congener C. salivator. These two can be told apart b…
References
References
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