Pao (fish)

Pao
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Pao
Kottelat, 2013
Type species
Tetraodon leiurus
Bleeker, 1850

Pao (synonym Monotrete) is a genus of mostly freshwater pufferfish with one species (M. leiurus) also occurring in brackish water. They are found in Southeast Asia.[1]

Species

There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

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