/tetraodontiformes/tetraodontidae/sphoeroides/asellus/1.jpg "Sphoeroides asellus")
/tetraodontiformes/tetraodontidae/sphoeroides/asellus/2.jpg "Sphoeroides asellus")
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| Scientific Name | Sphoeroides asellus (Müller & Troschel, 1849) |
| Common Names | Amazon Pufferfish Assel-Kugelfisch (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Barama River, northwestern Guyana. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 140mm or 5.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Reisen in Britisch-Guiana, pp 641 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 4 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:10.62.1572.4958 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:04 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 08:08) |