Biology:Fahaka pufferfish
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Tetraodon |
| Species: | T. lineatus
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The fahaka pufferfish (from Arabic: فهقة), also known as the Nile puffer, globe fish, lined 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
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.[2]
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]
In the River Nile, the recorded average lifespans of Fahaka pufferfish have measured about five years.[3]
Researchers AbouelFadl and Farrag have measured the gonadosomatic index of the Fahaka pufferfish to increase from April to August. They have interpreted these readings to suggest a spawning season during this period.[3]
Gallery
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Inflated, Ethiopia
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1907 illustration
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/181807/0. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Tetraodon lineatus" in FishBase. January 2017 version.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 AbouelFadl, Khaled; Farrag, Mahmoud M.S. (2021). "Biology and population dynamics of the freshwater puffer fish, Tetraodon lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758), from the River Nile, Aswan, Egypt.". Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research 47 (1): 75–80. doi:10.1016/j.ejar.2020.09.005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejar.2020.09.005.
Wikidata ☰ Q2419159 entry
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