Sand Puffer

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Does anyone know anything about Sand puffers???? I'm looking for info on them.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/Snapbucket/72E89BC3.jpg

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So I still can't find much info on them but I did find a freshwater puffer (Congo puffer) that looks a lot like it.....but it came to AI in a saltwater order. Maybe they're related somehow:question: On the plus side the sand puffer is eating well and seems healthy :biggrin:

Congo puffer pic
http://i86.servimg.com/u/f86/13/86/03/16/congo_10.jpg

Info on congo puffers
http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/tetraodon-miurus/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_pufferfish

Any thoughts????

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Did some more searching and went back to the one site http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=27907 I found some info from and they thought it was maybe a Takifugu pardalis/panther puffer.
http://www.fishdb.com/images/specimen/1207620572.jpg

http://www.fishdb.com/db/salt/specimen/Panther_Puffer.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takifugu

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Apparently I will answer my own questions given enough time. Ron had part of a scientific name for me so I did some variations of it (he was working off memory) and I think I found it torquigener hypselogeneion or at least it's what I think it came in as.

http://www.pufferforum.net/typo3temp/pics/4b4fcd3faa.jpg

Can't find much info on them :sad:
Juvi
http://i.pbase.com/g1/17/893317/2/109282796.B4dQRnD5.jpg

http://www.qualitymarine.com/Products/Fish/Wild/Puffers/Torquigener-hypselogeneion/Sand

http://www.pufferforum.net/index.php?id=torquigener&no_cache=1&tx_lkfishlist_pi1[test]=test&tx_lkfishlist_pi1[showUid]=265&tx_lkfishlist_pi1[pictureView]=15

There is also a Torquigener florealis which is pretty similar
http://www.marinelifephotography.com/fishes/puffers/torquigener-florealis-2.jpg

http://www.marinelifephotography.com/fishes/puffers/torquigener-florealis.htm