Mbu pufferfish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Mbu pufferfish lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tetraodon mbu
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Tetraodontiformes
Family	Tetraodontidae

Where does the Mbu pufferfish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mbu pufferfish in 3 countries and territories across Africa. In Congo it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Mbu pufferfish endangered?

The Mbu pufferfish’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Mbu pufferfish?

The Mbu pufferfish (Tetraodon mbu) is a ray-finned fish in the order Tetraodontiformes and the family Tetraodontidae, genus Tetraodon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Mbu pufferfish

The Mbu pufferfish, also known as Mbuna pufferfish, giant pufferfish, or giant freshwater pufferfish (Tetraodon mbu), is a carnivorous freshwater pufferfish originating from the middle and lower sections of the Congo River in Africa, as well as the east coast of Lake Tanganyika near the Malagarasi River mouth.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mbu pufferfish (revision 1337497172), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1516813 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).