Whitley's toadfish (Torquigener whitleyi)

Scientific name: Torquigener whitleyi Paradice, 1927

Whitley's toadfish (Torquigener whitleyi)

The Whitley's toadfish (Torquigener whitleyi) is a marine fish of the family Tetraodontidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, northwestern Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Torquigener whitleyi
Family
Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.8
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: northwestern Australia 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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