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Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae Puffers
Subfamily: Tetraodontinae
Genus: Pao

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13 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pao abei Asia 10.3 SL 1998
Pao baileyi Hairy puffer Asia 12 SL 1985
Pao bergii Asia 1905
Pao brevirostris Asia 9.5 SL 1957
Pao cambodgiensis Asia 15.3 SL 1923
Pao cochinchinensis Asia 11.3 SL 1866
Pao fangi Asia 1940
Pao hilgendorfii Asia 1905
Pao leiurus Asia 16 1850
Pao ocellaris Asia 1957
Pao palembangensis Asia 19.4 SL 1851
Pao suvattii Asia 11.5 SL 1985
Pao turgidus Asia 18.5 SL 2000



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