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Name

Scientific name

Colomesus asellus

Described by

Authority Müller & Troschel, Year 1849, Bracketed

Family

Tetraodontidae

Common names

Amazon Puffer

Photograph credits

All 8 credited

Summary

The Amazon puffer, Colomesus asellus, is a freshwater puffer found throughout much of the Amazon basin, with records north to Guyana and Ve…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

128mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Minimum height 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 20–26°C, pH 5.5–8

Hardness

2–15dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Not recorded

Temperament
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Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Not for a community

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela, Amacayacu, Amazon, Ampiyacu, Anapu, Anauá, Araguaia, Arapiuns, Aripuanã, Barama, Branco, Caeté, Candeias, Caquetá, Caroní, Corrientes, Cuieiras, Cupari, Cuyuni, Essequibo, Galvez, Guaporé, Hyanuary, Içá, Jamanxim, Jamari, Japurá, Jari, Jurua, Madeira, Manacapuru, Marañón, Mazaruni, Nanay, Napo, Negro, Orinoco, Pacaya, Pará, Pastaza, Purus, Putumayo, Rupununi, Samiria, Solimões, Takutu, Tapajós, Tefé, Tigre, Tocantins, Trombetas, Uatumã, Ucayali, Waini, Xingu, Yavarí, Yuruari

Writing

Etymology

Colomesus: from the Ancient Greek χωλóς (cholós), meaning 'physically defective, crippled', and μέσος (mésos), meaning 'middle', presumably in reference to the…

Distribution

Occurs throughout much of the Amazon basin in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador, including the Amazonas/Solimões main channel plus the rios Pará, Tocantins, …

Habitat

Has been recorded in lower, middle, and upper river basins with habitats including sandbars, beaches, floodplain lakes, banks with overhanging vegetation, and …

Aquarium size

An aquarium with base dimensions of 120 ∗ 30 ∗ 30 cm or larger is required for long-term care.

Maintenance

Choice of décor is not especially critical though it should be maintained in a well-decorated set-up. The addition of floating or overhanging vegetation and dr…

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

Not aggressive as such but unsuitable for the general community aquarium, and best-maintained alone or in a larger set-up with other fluvial fishes. This speci…

Sexual dimorphism

Unconfirmed.

Reproduction

Unrecorded in aquaria. This species exhibits a spawning strategy comparable to that of marine puffers and in contrast to the majority of freshwater tetraodonti…

Notes

This species is also referred to as 'South American puffer', 'SAP', 'Amazonian puffer', 'Peruvian puffer', or 'Brazilian puffer' in the ornamental trade. Withi…

References

References

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