Notes on Tetraodon somphongsi Klausewitz, 1957 a Puffer Fish from Thailand (Pisces, Tetreaodontidae)

Authors

  • SUPAP MONKOLPRASIT Kasetsart University Museum of Fisheries, Bangkok
  • SUEBSIN SONTIRAT Kasetsart University Museum of Fisheries, Bangkok
  • PRACHIT WONGRAT Kasetsart University Museum of Fisheries, Bangkok

Abstract

A Red-eyes Puffer (Tetraodon somphongsi Klausewitz) is not commonly found fish. It was identified and given the specific name by Dr. von W. Klausewitz to honor the late MR.Somphongs Lekaree, had exported aqusrium fishes from Thailand to Germany. The local name of this aquarium fish in Thai is “Pla Pak-pao Ta-dang”. The diagnostic characters and the details of this species are given in this paper.

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Published

1973-01-01

How to Cite

MONKOLPRASIT, SUPAP, SUEBSIN SONTIRAT, and PRACHIT WONGRAT. 1973. “Notes on Tetraodon Somphongsi Klausewitz, 1957 a Puffer Fish from Thailand (Pisces, Tetreaodontidae)”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 7 (1). Bangkok, Thailand:32-34. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/240641.

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (1973): January

Section

Research Article

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