Identity and native record
Auriglobus modestus (Golden Puffer) is included because authoritative species records document native occurrence in Sumatra and Kalimantan; wider Sundaland range. “Native to Indonesia” does not imply endemicity, captive availability, legal export, or permission to import.
Native occurrence is broader than Indonesia; locality and accepted-name checks are required because Southeast Asian puffers are frequently misidentified.
Ecology and adult scale
- Feeding guild
- Aquatic carnivore
- Reported adult scale
- up to about 13 cm SL
- Habitat
- Large freshwater rivers and floodplain channels
Feeding guild is an editorial husbandry aid, not a complete diet prescription. Juvenile and adult diets, seasonal ecology and individual behaviour can differ.
Welfare and suitability screen
Specialist freshwater puffer care with hard-shelled foods, beak monitoring and aggression management.
Before any future listing, LIMNIC would need to document the individual fish, expected adult dimensions, secure containment, water parameters, diet, compatibility, transport risk and the buyer’s capacity to provide lifetime care.
