Smooth toadfish (Tetractenos glaber)

Scientific name: Tetractenos glaber Fr?minville, 1813

Smooth toadfish (Tetractenos glaber)

The Smooth toadfish (Tetractenos glaber) is a freshwater fish of the family Tetraodontidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, southern Australia.

Biology

Found on coastal bays on sandy flats, often in very large schools, entering fresh water in estuaries.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Tetractenos glaber
Family
Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: southern 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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