Auriglobus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Tetraodontiformes
Subordo: Tetraodontoidei

Familia: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Auriglobus
Species: A. amabilis – A. modestus – A. nefastus – A. remotus – A. silus
Name

Auriglobus Kottelat, 1999

Type species: Tetraodon modestus Bleeker, 1850

References

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. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 47 (2): 591–600.

Kottelat, M. 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibiography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement No. 27: 1–663. PDF. Reference page.

Links

Auriglobus Kottelat, 1999 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names
English: Golden puffer, Bronze puffer, Avocado puffer
ไทย: ปลาปักเป้าทอง

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

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

Auriglobus amabilis (T. R. Roberts, 1982)
Auriglobus modestus (Bleeker, 1850) (bronze puffer or golden puffer)
Auriglobus nefastus (T. R. Roberts, 1982) (greenbottle pufferfish)
Auriglobus remotus (T. R. Roberts, 1982)
Auriglobus silus (T. R. Roberts, 1982)

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Auriglobus in FishBase. March 2017 version.
Roberts, Tyson R. (1982). The Southeast Asian freshwater pufferfish genus Chonerhinos (Tetraodontidae), with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 43: 1-16.
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. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 47(2): 591-600.