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.