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Auriglobus

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Auriglobus
Auriglobus modestus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Subfamily: Tetraodontinae
Genus: Auriglobus
Kottelat, 1999
Species

5 species (see text)

Auriglobus is a genus of freshwater pufferfishes native to Southeast Asia. They generally resemble Chonerhinos, but are considerably smaller, only reaching up to 13 cm (5.1 in) in length, and are more strongly associated with freshwater.[1][2] The different Auriglobus species are very similar in appearance — greenish-golden or yellowish-golden above and pale below — but can be separated by morphometrics and meristics.[2] Until 1999, the Auriglobus species were included in Chonerhinos.[3]

Species

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There are five recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Auriglobus". FishBase. February 2024 version.
  2. ^ a b Roberts, Tyson R. (1982). "The southeast Asian freshwater pufferfish genus Chonerhinos (Tetraodontidae), with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 4th series. 43: 1–16.
  3. ^ Kottelat, M. (1999). "Nomenclature of the genera Barbodes, Cyclocheilichthys, Rasbora and Chonerhinos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae and Tetraodontidae), with comments on the definition of the first reviser" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 47 (2): 591–600. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2024-06-18.