Tetraodon pustulatus

6. July 2007

Tetraodon pustulatus

TETRAODON PUSTULATUS was caught in Cross-River in Cameroon. External shape and behaviour of adult animals remind one of Tetraodon mbu. The maximum size is quoted with 36cm in literature. Young animals being kept together do not show any injuries so that it is safe to assume that they are not very aggressive. Tetraodon pustulatus has to be regarded as freshwater puffer. The information about the occurrence in brackish and seawater shown in older publications are probably based on a mistake, because there is a similar looking seawater puffer species (Ephippion guttiver) occuring in Cross-River. You will find more hints and useful information in AQUALOG (volume 16) The Puffers Of Fresh- And Brackish Water.(Photo Aquarium Glaser, Text Dr. K. Ebert)

Angaben zum Tier
Herkunft Kamerun, Cross River
Name Tetraodon pustulatus