Red-striped toadfish (Tetraodon erythrotaenia)

Scientific name: Tetraodon erythrotaenia Bleeker, 1853

The Red-striped toadfish (Tetraodon erythrotaenia) is a freshwater fish of the family Tetraodontidae. Native range: Asia and Oceania, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Tetraodon erythrotaenia
Family
Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.5
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia and Oceania: Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
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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