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Torquigener hypselogeneion, Orange-spotted toadfish
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Torquigener hypselogeneion
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Tetraodontiformes
(Puffers and filefishes) >
Tetraodontidae
(Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology:
Torquigener:
Latin, torquere = to twist + Latin, generare = birth, race (Ref.
45335
)
.
More on author:
Bleeker
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 18 - 22 m (Ref.
26165
). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: South Africa (Knysna) eastward to Samoa (Ref.
4919
); north to Japan (Ref.
559
).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
 
?
  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
116289
); max. published weight: 46.00 g (Ref.
116289
)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 8-10;
Anal
spines
: 0;
Anal
soft rays
: 7 - 8. Body covered with prickles (Ref.
559
). Dark brown with pale greenish spots above, an intermediate pale yellow zone, white below (Ref.
4919
).
Inhabits small loose groups on shallow coastal sand flats and in estuaries. Often sleeps during the day by burrying itself under the sand with just eyes exposed (Ref.
48637
).
Life cycle and mating behavior
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Smith, M.M.
, 1986. Triodontidae. p. 894. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref.
4419
)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref.
130435
)
Least Concern (LC)
; Date assessed:
08 June 2011
CITES
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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