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Colomesus psittacus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Banded puffer
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French Guiana country information

Common names: Gro-vant
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: May be observed from the surface when it comes up to wharves, jetties or along beaches, to dislodge its molluskan food which grow or adhere to wooden pillars or concrete walls (Ref. 35237).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez, 1992
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology: Colomesus: Greek, kolos = short, truncated + Greek, mesos = a half (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: 10 - ?; depth range 1 - 40 m (Ref. 5217).   Tropical; 23°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060)

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