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ID Aus Puffers
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:00 am
by Puff Daddy15
Hello
I am a pufferfish keeper from Australia.
I am wondering what species of pufferfish this is?
Cheers
Re: ID Aus Puffers
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 4:36 pm
by Corvus
From what can be seen (the details of the face and nasal organs are not visible on the pics) it looks like a Contusus species. There are two species described: Contusus brevicaudus and Contusus richei with the first looking more similar to the pics.
Links:
http://www.anima.net.au/image-bank/3024 ... sajpg.html
http://www.fishingmag.co.nz/Puffer-Fish ... oxfish.htm
The more common Tetractenos glaber and T. hamiltoni looks similar but the latter has smaller spots and the first generally a colored tail fin.
Re: ID Aus Puffers
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:05 pm
by Puffer King
its contusus brevicaudus ......short tailed toadfish
Re: ID Aus Puffers
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 10:01 pm
by Puff Daddy15
Cheers for the quick replies, do you need me to take a front face pic.
here is a vid of one caught which it looks like a pufferfish more than a species of toadfish?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmhKT-poDDw
Re: ID Aus Puffers
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 10:37 pm
by Pufferpunk
Toadfish is just another common name for a species of puffer. Follow Corvus'
links.
Re: ID Aus Puffers
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 10:53 pm
by Puff Daddy15
I had a look at the links, it looks more like the one in the vid than the links.
Re: ID Aus Puffers
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 10:55 pm
by Pufferpunk
Corvus is the best at ID. Maybe with a better pic of your fish?
Re: ID Aus Puffers
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:16 pm
by Puff Daddy15
I want to see what corvus thinks about the one in the vid.
Re: ID Aus Puffers
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 12:07 am
by Pufferpunk
Not sure what time it is over in his end of the world.
Re: ID Aus Puffers
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 2:23 am
by Puff Daddy15
lol yeah.
Re: ID Aus Puffers
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:58 am
by Corvus
Yes, the one in the video is the same as in your pics and the same as in the first of the links above. Don't be confused by the common name toadfish, which is traditionally used in Australia for a lot of puffer species as well as other fish. The ones here are true puffers. You can call it Australian shorttail puffer if you like that better.
It gets around 25 cm (10 inches), is marine, subtropical and lives mostly in estuaries and bays.
Re: ID Aus Puffers
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 6:13 am
by Puff Daddy15
Thanks mate appreciate it. So its scientific name is contusus brevicaudus?
Re: ID Aus Puffers
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 6:24 am
by Corvus
exactly.
Re: ID Aus Puffers
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 6:28 am
by Puff Daddy15
Cheers, does anyone know if it normal for the pufferfish to swim up and down the glass crazily? It only stops this when I give it food. It never does anything else which is quite annoying. I have had him now for three days and was wild caught.
Re: ID Aus Puffers
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 6:39 am
by bertie 83
This is a classic stress or boredom symptom. If after a while he does not stop add more visually complex decor. It's probably stress from the move though