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Amazon puffer (Colomesus asellus)
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Amazon puffer (Colomesus asellus) specimen
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Tetraodontidae

Amazon puffer

Colomesus asellus

Twelve Point Eight Centimeters Pufferfish from Freshwater Basins

  • Freshwater fish
  • Deep-bodied
  • Small

Amazon puffer is a freshwater fish of the recorded range. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 12.8 cm.

Maximum length
12.8 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
deep_bodied
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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