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Name
Scientific name
Colomesus tocantinensis
Described by
Authority Amaral, Brito, Silva & Carvalho, Year 2013
Family
Tetraodontidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 2 credited
Summary
Colomesus tocantinensis is a small freshwater pufferfish from Brazil, known only from the Tocantins River near Porto Nacional in Tocantins …
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
35mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Not recorded
Hardness
Not recorded
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
Brazil, Tocantins
Writing
Etymology
Colomesus: from the Ancient Greek χωλóς (cholós), meaning 'physically defective, crippled', and μέσος (mésos), meaning 'middle', presumably in reference to the…
Distribution
Known only from the type locality at present. Type locality is 'Tocantins River, near Porto Nacional, State of Tocantins, Brazil'.
Habitat
Not written yet
Aquarium size
Not written yet
Maintenance
Not written yet
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Not written yet
Behaviour and compatibility
Not written yet
Sexual dimorphism
Not written yet
Reproduction
Unknown, but the closely-related C. asellus exhibits a spawning strategy comparable to that of marine puffers and in contrast to the majority of freshwater tet…
Notes
This species may not yet have appeared in the aquarium trade. It is distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: anal-fin with 6-7 …
References
References
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