Pao baileyi

{{Short description|Species of fish}} {{Speciesbox | name = | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{Cite journal | author = Kottelat, M. | title = ''Monotrete baileyi'' | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2012 | page = e.T169529A1278170 | publisher = IUCN | date = 2012 | url = http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/169529/0 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T169529A1278170.en | access-date = 15 January 2018| doi-access = free }}</ref> | image = Baileyi.jpg | taxon = Pao baileyi | authority = (Sontirat, 1989) | synonyms = * ''Tetraodon baileyi'' <small>Sontirat, 1989</small> * ''Monotrete baileyi'' <small>(Sontirat, 1989)</small> }}

'''''Pao baileyi''''',<ref name=Kottelat2013>Kottelat, M. (2013): [http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s27/rbz_S27.pdf The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225925/http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s27/rbz_S27.pdf |date=2013-12-02 }} ''The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27: 1–663.''</ref> the '''hairy pufferfish''', is a species of pufferfish usually found in the rocky habitats, including rapids, of the Mekong mainstream and its larger tropical freshwater tributaries.<ref name="fishbase">{{FishBase | genus = Tetraodon | species = baileyi | year = 2012| month = October}}</ref>

==Characteristics== ''P. baileyi'' grows to around {{convert|12|cm|in}} SL and can be identified by the epidermal outgrowths (formally called cirri) covering its head and body.<ref name="fishbase" /> The cirri tend to be more profuse in the juvenile state, becoming reduced or non-existent as the fish gets older. The abdomen is usually golden or orange, with no markings.<ref name="fishbase" /> Like other pufferfish, ''P. baileyi'' is scaleless, and is therefore extremely sensitive to water quality.<ref name="fishbase" />

==In Aquaria== ''P. Baileyi'' is occasionally seen in the aquarium industry. It is commonly fed both dead and live fish, and while it is not known to be a picky eater, it is strictly a carnivore. The fish often fetches a high price, commonly going over $100 USD.

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Tetraodontidae Category:Fish described in 1985 Category:Fish of the Mekong Basin Category:Fish of Cambodia Category:Fish of Laos Category:Fish of Thailand