Fahaka pufferfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Tetraodon
Species:
T. lineatus
Binomial name
Tetraodon lineatus

The fahaka pufferfish (from Arabic: فهقة), also known as the Nile puffer, globe fish, lineatus puffer (Tetraodon lineatus), is a tropical freshwater pufferfish found in the upper Nile, Chad, Senegal, Gambia, Geba, Volta and Turkana basins in West, Northeast and East Africa.[1][2]

Characteristics

Tetraodon lineatus

Fahaka pufferfish can reach up to 43 cm (1.4 ft) in length.[2] They have the ability to inflate when threatened and, like many puffers, carry the toxin tetrodotoxin. Fahaka pufferfish, like other molluscivores, feed mainly on benthic organisms which may include freshwater mussels and snails.[2] They are typically found in large rivers, open water, weed beds and vegetated fringes.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Akinyi, E.; Azeroual, A.; Bousso, T.; Getahun, A. & Lalèyè, P. (2010). "Tetraodon lineatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T181807A7740095. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181807A7740095.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Tetraodon lineatus" in FishBase. January 2017 version.
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