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Species in the genus Pao: [ 16 ] records

abei, Tetraodon Roberts [T. R.] 1998:228, Fig. 3 [Ichthyological Research v. 45 (no. 3); ref. 23472] Xe Bang Fai watershed, Xe Bang Fai at Ban Geng Sahwang, Mekong basin, Laos. Holotype: CAS 91016. Paratypes: CAS 91017-20 (2, 1, 4, 1), 91832 (2). •Valid as Monotrete abei (Roberts 1998) -- (Kottelat 2001:164 [ref. 25780]). •Valid as Tetraodon abei Roberts 1998 -- (Ebert 2001:50 [ref. 25494], Saenjundaeng et al. 2013:77 [ref. 33104], Saenjundaeng et al. 2013:77 [ref. 32782]). •Valid as Pao abei (Roberts 1998) -- (Kottelat 2013:479 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:49 [ref. 33971], Taki et al. 2021:506 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Pao abei (Roberts 1998). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mae Klong, Chao Phraya and Mekong River basins, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. Habitat: freshwater.

baileyi, Tetraodon Sontirat [S.] 1985:47, Fig. 3 [Thai Fisheries Gazette v. 38 (no. 1); ref. 33172] Mekong River, Boondharik District, Ubon Ratchathani [Rajthani] Province, Thailand. Holotype: KUMF 2874. Paratypes: KUMF 2875 (2), NIFI 001165 (4). Sontirat (1989):106 [ref. 17730] listed KUMF 3874 as holotype. •Valid as Monotrete baileyi (Sontirat 1985) -- (Kottelat 2001:164 [ref. 25780]). •Valid as Tetraodon baileyi Sontirat 1985 -- (Roberts 1998:226 [ref. 23472], Ebert 2001:50 [ref. 25494], Saenjundaeng et al. 2013:77 [ref. 32782]). •Valid as Pao baileyi (Sontirat 1985) -- (Kottelat 2013:479 [ref. 32989], Taki et al. 2021:502 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Pao baileyi (Sontirat 1985). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong River basin, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. Habitat: freshwater.

barbatus, Tetraodon Roberts [T. R.] 1998:230, Fig. 4 [Ichthyological Research v. 45 (no. 3); ref. 23472] Huay Huang, 30 kilometers west of Chiang Khan Loei Province, Thailand. Holotype: CAS 79100. Paratypes: CAS 79101-02 (5, 3), 79104 (not given), 91015 (1); NSMT-P 46293 (2); UMMZ 214496 (3), 217312 (not given), 217313-15 (2, 2, 1). •Synonym of Tetraodon cambodgiensis Chabanaud 1923 -- (Ebert 2001:91 [ref. 25494]). •Synonym of Pao cambodgiensis (Chabanaud 1923) -- (Kottelat 2013:479 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Tetraodon barbatus Roberts 1998 -- (Freyhof et al. 2000:97 [ref. 25184], Saenjundaeng et al. 2013:77 [ref. 32782], Saenjundaeng et al. 2013:77 [ref. 33104], Taki et al. 2021:505 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Pao barbatus (Roberts 1998). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong River basin, Thailand and Laos. Habitat: freshwater.

bergii, Tetrodon Popta [C. M. L.] 1905:186 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 25 (no. 4) (art. 15); ref. 3549] Bongan River at Bulit, Upper Kapuas River system, Borneo. Holotype: RMNH 7657. Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. •Synonym of Tetraodon leiurus Bleeker 1850 -- (Dekkers 1975:108 [ref. 7417], Roberts 1989:188 [ref. 6439], Ebert 2001:91 [ref. 25494]). •Synonym of Monotrete leiurus (Popta 1905) -- (Tan & Kottelat 2009:64 [ref. 30261]). •Valid as Pao bergii (Popta 1905) -- (Kottelat 2013:479 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Pao bergii (Popta 1905). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Kapuas drainage, Borneo. Habitat: freshwater.

brevirostris, Tetraodon leiurus Benl [G.] 1957:63, Figs. 1-3 [Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ) v. 10 (no. 3); ref. 12130] Possibly from Thailand (aquarium specimens). Holotype: BMNH 1956 [or 1957].1.7.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1957.1.7.2 (1). •Synonym of Tetraodon fangi Pellegrin & Chevey 1941 -- (Dekkers 1975:112 [ref. 7417]). •See Kottelat 1998:120 [ref. 23436]. •Synonym of Tetraodon cochinchinensis (Steindachner 1866) -- (Ebert 2001:21 [ref. 25494]). •Synonym of Monotrete cochinchinensis (Steindachner 1866) -- (Kottelat 2001:166 [ref. 25780]). •Valid as Monotrete brevirostris (Benl 1957) -- (Tan & Kottelat 2009:64 [ref. 30261]). •Valid as Pao brevirostris (Benl 1957) -- (Kottelat 2013:479 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Pao fangi (Pellegrin & Chevey 1941) -- (Taki et al. 2021:504 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Synonym of Pao fangi (Pellegrin & Chevey 1941). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: freshwater.

cambodgiensis, Tetrodon (Crayracion) Chabanaud [P.] 1923:137 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 15399] Pnompenh [Phnom Penh], Cambodia. Syntypes: (6) MNHN 1922-0080 to 0083 (1, 1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Le Danois 1962:466-467 [ref. 21440]. Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. •Synonym of Tetraodon leiurus Bleeker 1851 -- (Dekkers 1975:108 [ref. 7417], Roberts 1989:188 [ref. 6439], Roberts 1998:231 [ref. 23472]). •Valid as Monotretus cambodgiensis (Chabanaud 1923) -- (Rainboth 1996:227 [ref. 22772] as Monotreta, Kottelat 2001:166 [ref. 25780]). •Valid as Tetraodon cambodgiensis Chabanaud 1923 -- (Freyhof et al. 2000:97 [ref. 25184], Ebert 2001:54 [ref. 25494], Saenjundaeng et al. 2013:77 [ref. 33104], Saenjundaesis et al. 2013:77 [ref. 32782]). •Probably a synonym of Tetraodon leiurus Bleeker 1850 -- (Kottelat 1998:120 [ref. 23436]). •Valid as Pao cambodgiensis (Chabanaud 1923) -- (Kottelat 2013:479 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Pao cochinchinensis (Steindachner 1866) -- (Taki et al. 2021:507 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Synonym of Pao cochinchinensis (Steindachner 1866). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: freshwater.

cochinchinensis, Crayacion Steindachner [F.] 1866:480, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 16; ref. 5030] Cochinchine, Vietnam. Syntypes: NMW 16835 (2). Original genus should have been Crayracion. •Possibly a synonym of Tetraodon leiurus Bleeker 1851 -- (Kottelat 1998:120 [ref. 23436]). •Synonym of Tetraodon leiurus Bleeker 1851 -- (Roberts 1998:231 [ref. 23472]). •Valid as Monotrete cochinchinensis (Steindachner 1866) -- (Kottelat 2001:166 [ref. 25780], Tan & Kottelat 2009:64 [ref. 30261]). •Valid as Tetraodon cochinchinensis (Steindachner 1866) -- (Ebert 2001:21 [ref. 25494], Saenjundaeng et al. 2013:77 [ref. 32782]). •Valid as Pao cochinchinensis (Steindachner 1866) -- (Kottelat 2013:479 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:49 [ref. 33971], Taki et al. 2021:505 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Pao cochinchinensis (Steindachner 1866). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong River basin, Cambodia and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

fangi, Tetrodon (Leiodon) Pellegrin [J.] & Chevey [P.] 1941:157, Fig. 2 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 65 (no. 3) [for 1940]; ref. 13132] Vi-Thanh, Xano Canal, Rach-Gia Province, Vietnam. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1940-0042. Type catalog: Le Danois 1962:467 [ref. 21440]. Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. •Valid as Tetraodon fangi Pellegrin & Chevey 1941 -- (Saenjundaeng et al. 2013:77 [ref. 32782]). •Valid as Pao fangi (Pellegrin & Chevey 1941) -- (Kottelat 2013:480 [ref. 32989], Taki et al. 2021:504 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Pao fangi (Pellegrin & Chevey 1941). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Chao Phraya and Mekong River basins, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

hilgendorfii, Tetrodon Popta [C. M. L.] 1905:185 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 25 (no. 4) (art. 15); ref. 3549] Boh River system, Upper Mahakam River, Borneo, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 7658 (6). Original genus should have been Tetraodon. •Synonym of Tetraodon leiurus Bleeker 1850 -- (Dekkers 1975:108 [ref. 7417], Roberts 1989:188 [ref. 6439]). •Valid as Tetraodon hilgendorfii Popta 1905 -- (Kottelat 1998:120 [ref. 23436], Ebert 2001:59 [ref. 25494]). •Valid as Monotrete hilgendorfii (Popta 1905) -- (Tan & Kottelat 2009:62 [ref. 30261]). •Valid as Pao hilgendorfii (Popta 1905) -- (Kottelat 2013:480 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Pao hilgendorfii (Popta 1905). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Mahakam River drainage, eastern Borneo, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.

leiurus, Tetraodon Bleeker [P.] 1850:97 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 16876] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes (orig. 5) and Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.110 (1), MNHN 1903-0184 [ex RMNH] (1), ?NMV 46396 (1), RMNH 7342 (4), ?RMNH 26477 [ex RMNH 7342] (10); SMNS 10641 (2 syntypes), ZMA 102308 (1). Type catalog: Le Danois 1962:466 [ref. 21440], Fricke 1991:21 [ref. 13474], Fricke 2005:63 [ref. 29864]. Dekkers 1975:111 [ref. 7417] regards RMNH 7342 as syntypes. Original genus should have been Tetraodon. •Valid as Monotretus leiurus (Bleeker 1850) -- (Zhu 1995:191 [ref. 25213] as Monotreta, Rainboth 1996:227 [ref. 22772] as Monotreta, Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:169 [ref. 28284] as Monotrete). •See Kottelat 1998:120 [ref. 23436]. •Valid as Monotrete leiurus (Bleeker 1851) -- (Tan & Kottelat 2009:62 [ref. 30261]). •Valid as Tetraodon leiurus Bleeker 1850 -- (Dekkers 1975:108 [ref. 7417], Roberts 1989:188 [ref. 6439], Roberts 1998:231 [ref. 23472], Kottelat et al. 1993:174 [ref. 23448], Saenjundaeng et al. 2013:77 [ref. 32782]). •Valid as Pao leiurus (Bleeker 1850) -- (Kottelat 2013;483 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:210 [ref. 34477], Sulaiman et al. 2018:46 [ref. 35802], Ng et al. 2019:538 [ref. 36606], Taki et al. 2021:507 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Pao leiurus (Bleeker 1850). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Malay Peninsula (Malaysia), Java and Sumatra (Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

ocellaris, Tetraodon Klausewitz [W.] 1957:201, Pl. 18 (fig. 2); Fig. 4 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 38 (nos 3/4); ref. 12152] Near Patalung, south of the peninsula, Thailand. Holotype: SMF 3975. Paratypes: SMF 3827 (20), 3976 (1). •Synonym of Tetraodon fangi Pellegrin & Chevey 1940 -- (Dekkers 1975:112 [ref. 7417]). •See Kottelat 1998:120 [ref. 23436]. •Synonym of Tetraodon cochinchinensis (Steindachner 1866) -- (Ebert 2001:21 [ref. 25494]). •Synonym of Monotrete cochinchinensis (Steindachner 1866) -- (Kottelat 2001:166 [ref. 25780]). •Valid as Monotrete ocellaris (Klausewitz 1957) -- (Tan & Kottelat 2009:64 [ref. 30261]). •Valid as Pao ocellaris (Klausewitz 1957) -- (Kottelat 2013:480 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Pao ocellaris (Klausewitz 1957). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Malay Peninsula. Habitat: freshwater.

palembangensis, Tetraodon Bleeker [P.] 1852:25 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 24 (art. 10); ref. 16874] Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 7341 (possibly 1 of 5). Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.115 (1), MNHN 0000-2310 (1), RMNH 7341 (probably 4 of 5). Type catalog: Le Danois 1962:466 [ref. 21440]. Also in Bleeker 1852:605 [ref. 334], published Oct. 1852. •Valid as Tetraodon palembangensis Bleeker 1852 -- (Dekkers 1975:104 [ref. 7417], Roberts 1989:188 [ref. 6439], Kottelat et al. 1993:175 [ref. 23448], Ebert 2001:26 [ref. 25494]). •Valid as Monotrete palembangensis (Bleeker 1852) -- (Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:169 [ref. 28284]). •Valid as Pao palembangensis (Bleeker 1852) -- (Kottelat 2013:480 [ref. 32989] dated 1851, Ng et al. 2019:538 [ref. 36606], Ahmad et al. 2023:141 [ref. 41243], Musikasinthorn 2024:179 [ref. 41962]). Current status: Valid as Pao palembangensis (Bleeker 1852). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: southern Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaya (Malaysia), Sumatra and Borneo (Indonesia). IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

palustris, Tetraodon Saenjundaeng [P.], Vidthayanon [C.] & Grudpun [G.] 2013:78, Figs. 1-2, 5 (A-B) [Zootaxa 3686 (no. 1); ref. 32782] Nongkomkoh Swamp, Amphoe Mueang, Nong Khai Province, Mekong basin, Thailand. Holotype: KUMF 8834. Paratypes: KUMF 8835 (6), 8836 (8), 8837 (14), 8838 (10), 8839 (10), 8840 (13); NIFI 513 (1), 624 (1), 630 (1), 3425 (4), 3628 (1). •Synonym of Pao brevirostris (Benl 1957) -- (Kottelat 2013:479 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Pao palustris (Saenjundaeng, Vidthayanon & Grudpun 2013) -- (Matsuura 2015:94 [ref. 33576]). •Synonym of Pao fangi (Pellegrin & Chevey 1941) -- (Taki et al. 2021:504 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Synonym of Pao fangi (Pellegrin & Chevey 1941). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: freshwater.

pinguis, Tetraodon Vaillant [L. L.] 1902:38 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 24 (note 1); ref. 4490] Mahakam River at Tepu, Borneo. Holotype (?): RMNH 7928. Non-types: MNHN 1891-0213 and 0214 (1, 1). Type catalog: Le Danois 1962:466 [ref. 21440] as 1891-213. •Synonym of Tetraodon palembangensis Bleeker 1852 -- (Dekkers 1975:105 [ref. 7417], Roberts 1989:188 [ref. 6439] but misspelled, Ebert 2001:92 [ref. 25494]). •Synonym of Pao palembangensis (Bleeker 1852) -- (Kottelat 2013:480 [ref. 32989] dated 1851). Current status: Synonym of Pao palembangensis (Bleeker 1852). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: freshwater.

suvattii, Tetraodon Sontirat [S.] & Soonthornsatit [S.] 1985:49 [ ref. 33397] Nam Oon, Sakol Nakorn, Mekong River, Nong Khai Province, Thailand. Holotype: KUMF 2917. Paratypes: KUMF 2918 (93), NIFI 01418 (1). Described again by Sontirat 1989:106, Figs. 4-5 [ref. 17730]. •Valid as Monotrete suvattii (Sontirat 1989) -- (Kottelat 2001:166 [ref. 25780]). •Valid as Tetraodon suvattii Sontirat 1989 -- (Roberts 1998:228 [ref. 23472], Ebert 2001:27 [ref. 25494], Saenjundaeng et al. 2013:77 [ref. 32782]). •Valid as Pao suvattii (Sontirat & Soonthornsatit 1985) -- (Kottelat 2013:480 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:49 [ref. 33971], Taki et al. 2021:503 [ref. 39830], Chan et al. 2024:92 [ref. 41716]). Current status: Valid as Pao suvattii (Sontirat & Soonthornsatit 1985). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong River basin (northern Cambodia, Laos and Thailand). Habitat: freshwater.

turgidus, Monotrete Kottelat [M.] 2000:79, Fig. 73 [Journal of South Asian Natural History v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 25040] Xe Pon between rapids upstream and downstream of Ban Fuang, 16°37'06"N, 106°33'30"E, Savannakhet Province, Laos. Holotype: ZRC 45399. Paratypes: CMK 13751 (14), LARRI uncat. (3), NRM 44922 (3), ZRC 45400 (3). •Valid as Tetraodon turgidus (Kottelat 2000) -- (Ebert 2001:66 [ref. 25494]). •Valid as Pao turgidus (Kottelat 2000) -- (Kottelat 2013:480 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:49 [ref. 33971], Fu et al. 2021:9573 [ref. 39347]). •Possible synonym of Pao abei (Roberts 1998) -- (Taki et al. 2021:506 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Pao turgidus (Kottelat 2000). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong River basin (Laos and Yunnan/China). Habitat: freshwater.