Tetraodon nigroviridis

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Tetraodon nigroviridis is a small, brackish-water pufferfish species known for its green, spotted coloration and popularity in the aquarium trade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish species ⓘ
pufferfish ⓘ
ray-finned fish ⓘ
aquariumRequirement brackish water conditions in adulthood ⓘ
hard-shelled foods to wear down teeth ⓘ
aquariumTrade popular aquarium fish ⓘ
bodyColor green dorsally ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName green pufferfish ⓘ
green spotted puffer ⓘ
conservationStatus Least Concern ⓘ
describedBy Marion de Procé ⓘ
diet carnivorous ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ
mollusks ⓘ
small invertebrates ⓘ
worms ⓘ
ecologicalRole invertebrate predator ⓘ
family Tetraodontidae ⓘ
foundIn estuaries ⓘ
lower river reaches ⓘ
mangrove areas ⓘ
genus Tetraodon ⓘ
habitat brackish water ⓘ
coastal marine waters ⓘ
freshwater (juveniles) ⓘ
hasCharacteristic aggressive towards conspecifics ⓘ
beak-like fused teeth ⓘ
inflates body when threatened ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
maximumLength approximately 15 cm ⓘ
nativeRange Bangladesh ⓘ
India ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
South and Southeast Asia ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
order Tetraodontiformes ⓘ
pattern dark spots on dorsal surface ⓘ
pale or whitish ventral surface ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction egg-laying fish ⓘ
male guards eggs ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
toxinPresence may contain tetrodotoxin ⓘ
typicalLength 8–12 cm in aquaria ⓘ
usedFor aquarium keeping ⓘ
yearDescribed 1822 ⓘ

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