Torquigener hypselogeneion

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Torquigener hypselogeneion
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Torquigener
Species:
T. hypselogeneion
Binomial name
Torquigener hypselogeneion
(Bleeker, 1852)

Torquigener hypselogeneion, commonly known as the orange-spotted toadfish, is a fish of the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae native to the Indian Ocean and northwestern Australia. [1]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Torquigener hypselogeneion" in FishBase . November 2015 version.