A closeup shot of a pea puffer face on a black background
Pea puffers generally reach a length of 1-inch long.
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Carinotetraodon travancoricus
Pea puffers generally reach a length of 1-inch long.
Pea puffers have become popular aquarium fish, especially in nano aquariums, due to their small size.
Pea puffers have yellowish bodies and dark iridescent patches along their dorsal surfaces and flanks.
Female pea puffers are rounder and slightly larger than males.
Male pea puffers have a dark stripe down the center of their belly and a blue wrinkles around their eyes, which females do not.
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