Torquigener whitleyi, Whitley's toadfish

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Torquigener whitleyi (Paradice, 1927)

Whitley's toadfish
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> Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology: Torquigener: Latin, torquere = to twist + Latin, generare = birth, race (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino demersal. Tropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: northwestern Australia (Ref. 3131) and Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6771).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.8 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3131)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Matsuura, Keiichi | Colaboradores

Sainsbury, K.J., P.J. Kailola and G.G. Leyland, 1985. Continental shelf fishes of the northern and north-western Australia. An illustrated guide. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research; Clouston & Hall and Peter Pownall Fisheries Information Service, Canberra, Australia. 375 p. (Ref. 3131)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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