Pao (fish)

Pao
Pao abei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Tetraodontidae
Subfamily:	Tetraodontinae
Genus:	Pao Kottelat, 2013
Type species
Tetraodon leiurus Bleeker, 1850
Synonyms
Monotrete

Pao is a genus of mostly freshwater pufferfish with one species (P. leiurus) also occurring in brackish water. They are found in Southeast Asia.^[1] Until 2013, its species were generally placed in Tetraodon.^[1]