Pao ocellaris (Klausewitz, 1957)
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 ocellaris is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a tropical freshwater species native to Asia, where it is known from the Mae Klong River in Thailand to the lower Mekong basin in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos. It was included in the genus Tetraodon until 2013.
Wikipedia contributors, Pao ocellaris; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:30:03.429771+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pao ocellaris (Klausewitz, 1957)
- Name authority
- (Klausewitz, 1957)
- 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 ocellaris (Klausewitz, 1957)
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 hilgendorfii (Popta, 1905) | 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 ocellaris (Klausewitz, 1957) (Klausewitz, 1957) | synonym |
| Tetraodon ocellaris Klausewitz, 1957 Klausewitz, 1957 | 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=1013953 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:4CHZZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.