{"product_id":"copy-of-congo-puffer","title":"Duboisi Puffer (Tetraodon duboisi)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eScientific name:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eTetraodon duboisi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFamily:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Tetraodontidae (pufferfishes)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDistribution:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Endemic to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eStanley Pool (Pool Malebo)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e on the lower Congo River in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDemocratic Republic of the Congo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, Africa.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eConservation status:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eData Deficient (DD)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e on the IUCN Red List — meaning there’s insufficient information to assess its true status in the wild.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThis species is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eextremely rare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e both in nature and the aquarium hobby, and very few verified specimens are known in private collections.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e📏 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSize \u0026amp; Appearance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eReports suggest it grows to around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e8–9 cm (≈3.5 inches)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e total length.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSome sources describe a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ehoneycomb-like pattern\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e on the body (hence the German name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eWabenkugelfisch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e — “honeycomb puffer”), though detailed descriptions are scarce.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e🌍 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eNatural Habitat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eLives in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003efreshwater river systems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, specifically \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ePool Malebo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e — a large, shallow widening of the Congo River.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eLittle is known about exact habitat preferences, but like other Congo puffers it’s likely \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003edemersal (bottom-oriented)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e and predatory.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e🐟 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBehavior \u0026amp; Diet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eLike most puffers, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eT. duboisi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003epredatory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, likely feeding on small invertebrates and animal prey.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIn hobby reports, similar species are described as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eambush hunters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e that bury themselves in substrate to catch prey, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eT. duboisi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e may display similar behavior.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"monsteraquariumonline","offers":[{"title":"1.25-1.5\"","offer_id":40847565095121,"sku":"","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/9135\/5601\/products\/IMG_2071.heic?v=1648834570","url":"https:\/\/www.monsteraquariumonline.com\/products\/copy-of-congo-puffer","provider":"monsteraquariumonline","version":"1.0","type":"link"}