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Dominican Republic

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Specimen from coastal Brazil.

Colomesus psittacusBanded Puffer

Tetraodontidae · Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Max length
290mm SL11in SL
Tank
180 × 60cm72 × 24in
Temp
20–26°C68–79°F
pH
7.0–9.0

The banded puffer, Colomesus psittacus, is a large puffer of coastal waters from Colombia and Venezuela through the Guianas to northeastern Brazil. It also occurs in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean islands, and inhabits mangrove swamps, estuaries and the lower reaches of rivers. Growing to 290 mm SL, it is the largest of its genus and has six dark bands across the back. Likely to prove aggressive in all but the largest systems, it is not a popular aquarium fish.

Moderate