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FANGI and MAEKHONG Puffers. Anyone ever heard of these?
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:56 pm
by J-P
The description reads:
FANGI PUFFER (TETRAODON) $20.00
MAEKHONG RIVER PUFFER (T.FLUVIA) $5.00
The tetradon family is large and I don't know which one it may be.
The second one is a complete mystery!
Re: FANGI and MAEKHONG Puffers. Anyone ever heard of these?
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:59 pm
by pufferpuggirl
The 2nd one may be T fluviatilis, which is Ceylon puffers. Not sure about the first, unless that's a Fang's puffer.
Re: FANGI and MAEKHONG Puffers. Anyone ever heard of these?
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:05 pm
by J-P
ahhh yes .. it looks like he just didn't have enough room to type in the entire name
Ceylon for #2
Re: FANGI and MAEKHONG Puffers. Anyone ever heard of these?
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:22 pm
by J-P
moot point on the tetradon. I called the guy to get a description and he did not receive it in. Grrrrrrrr
Re: FANGI and MAEKHONG Puffers. Anyone ever heard of these?
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:34 pm
by Brent
The Fangi could be a Turgidus. I've seen Leiurus listed as Tetraodon Fangi before. Turgidus are sometimes claimed to be Leiurus.
Just a guess.
Re: FANGI and MAEKHONG Puffers. Anyone ever heard of these?
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 3:43 am
by Hilly
monotrete cochinchinensis is sometimes called the fangs puffer J-P.
Re: FANGI and MAEKHONG Puffers. Anyone ever heard of these?
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 12:42 am
by Myaj
Impossible to tell without pictures (since most of the sellers have no idea what the real name is, shipping list info or not).
Fangi could easily be "Fangs Puffer", as was said, common name for the Cochinchinensis. The other could be many things.. Mekong often refers to the suvattii (arrowhead), river often refers to the fahaka and fluv.. that of course brings Ceylon to mind.
So yeah, never buy sight unseen just based on some sellers "scientific name" unless you really know and trust the seller.. get pictures of actual specimens, or possibly direct them to our Pufferpedia to have them try to match it up.