How the world’s smallest pufferfish breeds in the Western Ghats

How the world’s smallest pufferfish breeds in the Western Ghats
Carinotetraodon travancoricus in an aquarium displaying its iridescent patches. Credit: Parazelsus/CC BY 3.0
How the world’s smallest pufferfish breeds in the Western Ghats
Its global demand as a pet is unsustainable

Biologists have found out why the Malabar dwarf pufferfish (Carinotetraodon travancoricus) has low fecundity — it produces just a few eggs a day and spawns in batches1. This finding could have significant implications for its survival in the wild and its availability in the aquarium trade.

Its global demand as a pet is unsustainable.