Spotted Puffer and Similar Species
Tetraodon fluviatilis
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Fahaka Puffer
Tetraodon lineatus
Key differences: T. lineatus is a much larger species (up to 43 cm), typically found in freshwater, and has a distinct striped pattern rather than spots. Its body is more elongated than T. fluviatilis.
Figure 8 Puffer
Tetraodon biocellatus
Key differences: T. biocellatus is smaller (up to 8 cm), primarily freshwater to low-end brackish, and features a distinctive 'figure 8' or 'cloverleaf' pattern on its back, rather than irregular spots.
Dwarf Puffer
Carinotetraodon travancoricus
Key differences: C. travancoricus is a much smaller, purely freshwater species (up to 2.5 cm) with a more elongated body and different coloration, lacking the prominent spots of T. fluviatilis.
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