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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) >
Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Eponymy: Mr Gillbanks was “…foreman of works at the mole” (jetty) at Moturoa, Taranaki, New Zealand. He found the fish washed up alive, put it in a bucket of seawater and presented it to Clarke. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Issue
This species is uncertain in Arothron in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Jul. 2010: Ref. 84883).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Temperate
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kuiter, R.H., 1993. Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu, Hawaii. 437 p. (Ref. 9002)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Poisonous to eat
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
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