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Sphoeroides testudineus - Checkered puffer

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latin name: Sphoeroides testudineus, Tetraodon testudineus
common name: Turtle Puffer, Checkered puffer

Family: Tetraodontidae
Continent of origin: North America
Origin country: United States, Brazil, Haiti,
Size: under 39 cm (15.35 inch)
Minimal tank volume: 700 litre (185 US gal)
Temperature: 18 °C (64.4 °F) - 25 °C (77 °F)
pH tolerance: 7,9 - 8,8
Water hardness tolerance: 5 - 20 °dKH
Floor water column: entire water column
Behavior: aggressive
Care level: very difficult
Feeding: carnivore -

Similar fish in catalogue: Tetraodon nigroviridis, Tetraodon biocellatus, Tetraodon schoutedeni, Tetraodon mbu, Colomesus psittacus, Tetraodon miurus, Tetraodon lineatus, Colomesus asellus, Carinotetraodon travancoricus, Carinotetraodon lorteti, Carinotetraodon salivator, Canthigaster janthinoptera, Canthigaster rostrata, Canthigaster solandri, Canthigaster valentini, Tetraodon palembangensis, Carinotetraodon imitator, Carinotetraodon irrubesco, Tetraodon cochinchinensis, Tetraodon cutcutia, Tetraodon duboisi, Tetraodon pustulatus, Tetraodon erythrotaenia, Auriglobus modestus , Auriglobus silus, Tetraodon suvatti, Auriglobus amabilis, Auriglobus nefastus, Auriglobus remotus, Carinotetraodon bornnensis, ...

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Summary

Latin name:
Sphoeroides testudineus
Tetraodon testudineus
Common name:
Checkered puffer

Family: Tetraodontidae

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added: 2nd Oct 2009
updated: 31st Jan 2010
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