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Auriglobus modestus (Bleeker, 1850)

Description

Common Names

  • Messinkipallokala , Finnish , Finland
  • Pa pao luang , Laotian , Laos
  • 静斗鼻鲀 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 靜鬥鼻魨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Cá nóc vàng , Vietnamese , Viet Nam

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Tetraodontiformes

    Family: Tetraodontidae

    Genus: Auriglobus

    Species: Auriglobus modestus (Bleeker, 1850)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Asia: Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia (Ref. 2091). Reported from the Mekong (Ref. 4792, 36625).

    • Biology

    Occurs in medium to large-sized rivers (Ref. 12975). Feeds mainly on terrestrial insects, shrimps, seeds, and to a lesser extent on whole fish, fin rays or scales (Ref. 2091).

    Habitat

    demersal