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  • Dichotomyctere nigroviridis
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  • Dichotomyctere nigroviridis
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Scientific Name Dichotomyctere nigroviridis    (Marion de Procé, 1822)
Common Names Spotted Green Pufferfish
Gruener Kugelfisch (Germany)
Type Locality Deli, near Medan, northeastern Sumatra, Indonesia.
Synonym(s) Arothron simulans, Chelonodon nigroviridis, Tetraodon nigroviridis, Tetraodon potamophilus, Tetraodon simulans, Tetrodon nigroviridis, Tetrodon simulans
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Size 170mm or 6.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Sri Lanka to Indonesia and north to China.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomathique de Paris [Sér. 3] [v. 9] (for 1822), pp 130.
Registered Keepers There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 13:04 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 20:34)