Nile puffer — size comparison

The Nile puffer has a stocky olive-brown body with pale wavy stripes and cream belly. Eyes are large, fins short and tail rounded. It inhabits major African riv

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od końca pyska do końca płetwy ogonowejScale for the stated dimensions · each animal is labelled

Nile puffer

Woda słodka

Tetraodon lineatus

ok. 30 cmOsobnik opisanego wariantu · ilustracja przykładu, nie pomiar konkretnej ryby
total length

od końca pyska do końca płetwy ogonowejMeasurement: side

Mass
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The stated dimensions share a scale without a common ground line. Bank card · long edge 8.56 cm
Measurement comparisonScale in cm
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Nile pufferTotal lengthapprox. 30 cm
Bank cardLong edge of the card8.56 cm

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Bank card · long edge 8.56 cm
Nile puffer — size comparison — facts and sources

The Nile puffer has a stocky olive-brown body with pale wavy stripes and cream belly. Eyes are large, fins short and tail rounded.

It inhabits major African rivers and basins including Nile, Senegal, Gambia and Volta. It uses open water and bankside vegetation and eats molluscs. Threatened fish inflate with water, greatly increasing volume.

Długość całkowita (TL): od końca pyska do końca płetwy ogonowej. Przykład, nie średnia populacji. Widok przedni ma przybliżone proporcje.

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