Pao hilgendorfii (Popta, 1905)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Pao hilgendorfii, sometimes known as Hilgendorf's puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a tropical freshwater species native to the Mahakam basin in Borneo. The species was originally described as a member of Tetraodon but was moved to the then-new genus Pao in 2013.
Wikipedia contributors, Pao hilgendorfii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:30:03.428771+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pao hilgendorfii (Popta, 1905)
- Name authority
- (Popta, 1905)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Pao
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyBarbinae Bleeker, 1859
- genusPao Kottelat, 2013
- speciesPao hilgendorfii (Popta, 1905)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pao. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pao abei (Roberts, 1998) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pao baileyi (Sontirat, 1985) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pao cochinchinensis (Steindachner, 1866) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pao leiurus (Bleeker, 1850) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pao suvattii (Sontirat & Soonthornsatit, 1985) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pao bergii (Popta, 1905) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pao brevirostris (Benl, 1957) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pao fangi (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1940) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pao ocellaris (Klausewitz, 1957) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pao palembangensis (Bleeker, 1851) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pao turgidus (Kottelat, 2000) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Monotrete hilgendorfii (Popta, 1905) (Popta, 1905) | synonym |
| Tetraodon hilgendorfii Popta, 1905 Popta, 1905 | synonym |
| Tetrodon (Liosaccus) hilgendorfii Popta, 1905 Popta, 1905 | synonym |
| Tetrodon hilgendorfii Popta, 1905 Popta, 1905 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1018505 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4CHZX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.