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Colomesus

Genus of fishes

Summary

Genus of fishes

(Colomesus asellus)

Colomesus is a genus of pufferfishes confined to tropical South America. Apart from differences in size, the three species are superficially similar, being green above, white below, and patterned with black transverse bands across the dorsal surface. C. asellus is commonly found in the aquarium trade, while C. psittacus, due to its size and more specialized requirements, is not found as often.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus according to FishBase which the Catalog of Fishes allocates to Sphoeroides.

  • Colomesus asellus (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1849) (Amazon puffer)
  • Colomesus psittacus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Banded puffer)
  • Colomesus tocantinensis Amaral, Brito, Silva & Carvalho, 2013

References

References

  1. Ebert, Klaus. (2001). "The Puffers of Fresh and Brackish Water". Aqualog.
  2. "Colomesus asellus".
  3. {{FishBase genus. (2012)
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