Brush-tail toadfish (Torquigener squamicauda)

Scientific name: Torquigener squamicauda Ogilby, 1910

The Brush-tail toadfish (Torquigener squamicauda) is a brackish-water fish of the family Tetraodontidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, eastern Australia.

Biology

Found mainly in clear estuaries in shallow depths over sand, sometimes in small aggregations.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Torquigener squamicauda
Family
Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: eastern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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