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Scientific Name Sphoeroides asellus  (Müller & Troschel, 1849)
Common Names Amazon Pufferfish
Assel-Kugelfisch (Germany)
Type Locality Barama River, northwestern Guyana.
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Size 140mm or 5.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River basin.
IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Reisen in Britisch-Guiana, pp 641
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Last Update 2023 Nov 12 05:25 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 08:08)