Auriglobus modestus
Auriglobus modestus, the bronze puffer or golden puffer, is a ray-finned fish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is found in the middle parts of rivers to their estuaries in southeast Asia, including Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.[1] It grows to a maximum length of 10.6 cm (4.2 in) and feeds on small invertebrates, seeds, fish scales and small fish.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Auriglobus |
| Species: | A. modestus |
| Binomial name | |
| Auriglobus modestus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chonerhinos modestus | |
References
- Vishwanath, W. (2012). "Auriglobus modestus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T181186A1707531. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181186A1707531.en.
- "Auriglobus modestus (Bleeker, 1850)". FishBase. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
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