Auriglobus modestus, the bronze puffer or golden puffer, is a ray-finned fish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is found in the middle parts of rivers to their estuaries in southeast Asia, including Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.[1] It grows to a maximum length of 10.6 cm (4.2 in) and feeds on small invertebrates, seeds, fish scales and small fish.[2]
| Auriglobus modestus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Auriglobus |
| Species: | A. modestus |
| Binomial name | |
| Auriglobus modestus (Bleeker, 1850) [2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chonerhinos modestus | |
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