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Scientific Name Tetraodon mbu  Boulenger, 1899
Common Names Giant Freshwater Puffer
Goldringel-Kugelfisch (Germany)
Type Locality Kinshasa [Leopoldville], Monsembé, Umangi, and Ubangi.
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Size 670mm or 26.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: widely distributed in Lake Tanganyika and the Congo basin.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 3), pp 56, Pl. 29.
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Last Update 2020 Jan 28 10:24 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 22:07)