Fahaka pufferfish
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The fahaka pufferfish (from Template:Langx), also known as the Nile puffer, globe fish, lineatus puffer (Tetraodon lineatus), is a tropical freshwater pufferfish found in the upper Nile, Chad, Senegal, Gambia, Geba, Volta and Turkana basins in West, Northeast and East Africa.[1][2]
Characteristics
Fahaka pufferfish can reach up to Script error: No such module "convert". in length.[2] They have the ability to inflate when threatened and, like many puffers, carry the toxin tetrodotoxin.[2]
Fahaka pufferfish, like other molluscivores, feed mainly on benthic organisms which may include freshwater mussels and snails.[2] They are typically found in large rivers, open water, weed beds and vegetated fringes.[2]
In the River Nile, the recorded average lifespans of Fahaka pufferfish have measured about five years.[3]
Researchers AbouelFadl and Farrag have measured the gonadosomatic index of the Fahaka pufferfish to increase from April to August. They have interpreted these readings to suggest a spawning season during this period.[3]
Gallery
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Inflated, Ethiopia
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1907 illustration
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References
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