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Colomesus asellusAmazon Puffer
Müller & Troschel, 1849
Matched on Chelichthys asellus, a name it was formerly known by
Max length128mm SL5in SLTank120 × 30cm48 × 12inTemp20–26°C68–79°FpH5.5–8.0This species is also referred to as 'South American puffer', 'SAP', 'Amazonian puffer', 'Peruvian puffer', or 'Brazilian puffer' in the ornamental trade. Within the genus Colomesus, C. asellus can be immediately identified by possessing a unique transverse row of dermal flaps across the chin which is absent in its congeners C. psittacus and C. tocantinensis.
Colomesus tocantinensis
Amaral, Brito, Silva & Carvalho, 2013
Max length35mm SL1.4in SLTanknot recordedTempnot recordedpHnot recordedIt is distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: anal-fin with 6-7 basal pterygiophores and 9 rays (vs. 10-11 rays in C. asellus and C. psittacus; dorsal-fin with 10 bas...