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Chonerhinos
''Chonerhinos naritus'', the bronze pufferfish or yellow pufferfish,Froese, R. and D. Pauly, EdsCommon names of ''Chonerhinos naritus''.FishBase. 2011. is a species of pufferfish native to Southeast Asia, where mainly found in estuarine and coastal habitats.Abidin, M.; and A. Bintoro (2015). Kebiasaan Makan Alami Ikan Buntal Kuning (Chonerhinos naritus) di Estuari Sungai Indragiri, Riau. Buletin Teknik Litkayasa Sumber Daya dan Penangkapan 13(1): 11—14.Roberts, Tyson R. (1982). The Southeast Asian freshwater pufferfish genus Chonerhinos (Tetraodontidae), with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 43: 1-16. This species grows to a length of TL, but otherwise it generally resembles the smaller and more strictly freshwater ''Auriglobus'' pufferfish. This predatory species feeds on other fish, crustaceans (both crabs and shrimp) and snails. Taxonomy ''C. naritus'' is the only species in the genus ''Chonerhinos'', but the synonym ''Xenopteru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auriglobus
'' Auriglobus'' is a genus of freshwater pufferfishes native to Southeast Asia. They generally resemble '' Chonerhinos'', but are considerably smaller, only reaching up to in length, and are more strongly associated with freshwater.Roberts, Tyson R. (1982). The Southeast Asian freshwater pufferfish genus Chonerhinos (Tetraodontidae), with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 43: 1-16. The different ''Auriglobus'' species are very similar in appearance — greenish-golden or yellowish-golden above and pale below — but can be separated by morphometrics and meristics Meristics is an area of ichthyology and herpetology which relates to counting quantitative features of fish and reptiles, such as the number of fins or scales. A meristic (countable trait) can be used to describe a particular species of fish, or us .... Until 1999, the ''Auriglobus'' species were included in ''Chonerhinos''. Kottelat, M., (1999). Nomenclature of the genera ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |