| Torquigener pallimaculatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Torquigener |
| Species: | T. pallimaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Torquigener pallimaculatus Hardy, 1983 | |
Torquigener pallimaculatus, commonly known as the rusty-spotted toadfish, is a fish of the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae native to the Indian Ocean and northern Australia. [1]
Torquigener brevipinnis is a species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines.
The common toadfish, also known as the common toado, toadfish or toado, is a species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae of order Tetraodontiformes, found along Australia's eastern coast, from northern Queensland to Flinders Island, and around Lord Howe Island, as well as in New Zealand waters. It often buries itself in sand with only its eyes exposed.
Toadfish is the common name for a variety of species from several different families of fish, usually because of their toad-like appearance. "Dogfish" is a name for certain species along the gulf coast.
Torquigener pleurogramma, commonly known as the weeping toadfish, is a species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is found in the coastal waters of Australia. Its flesh is highly toxic.
Torquigener andersonae, commonly known as Anderson's toadfish, is a species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is found in the coastal waters of southeastern Australia. It was described by Graham Hardy in 1983, who named it for a colleague at the University of New South Wales, Dr Jennifer M.E.Anderson. It has been recorded from Jervis Bay and Bermagui on the southern New South Wales coast.
Torquigener vicinus is a species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is found in the coastal waters of southwestern Australia.
Torquigener squamicauda, commonly known as the brush-tail toadfish or scalytail toadfish, is a species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is found in the coastal waters off eastern Australia from Yeppoon in Queensland to Wattamolla just south of Sydney in New South Wales.
Torquigener altipinnis, the highfin toadfish, is a species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is found in the coastal waters off eastern Australia, from southeast Queensland to Malabar, New South Wales, as well as Norfolk, Lord Howe and Raoul Islands.
Torquigener perlevis, commonly known as the spineless toadfish, is a species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is found in the coastal waters off northern and eastern Australia from the Gulf of Carpentaria to the Georges River and Botany Bay in Sydney, New South Wales.
Torquigener tuberculiferus, the fringe-gilled toadfish, is a fish of the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae native to the waters around Indonesia.
Torquigener randalli, commonly known as Randall's puffer, is a fish of the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae native to the waters around Hawaii.
Torquigener paxtoni, commonly known as Paxton's toadfish, is a fish of the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae, native to Shark Bay.
Torquigener parcuspinus, commonly known as the yellow-eyed toadfish, is a fish of the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae native to the eastern Indian Ocean, Indonesia and northern Australia.
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.
Torquigener hicksi, commonly known as Hicks's toadfish, is a fish of the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae native to northern Australia.
Torquigener flavimaculosus is a fish of the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae native to the Western Indian Ocean.
Torquigener florealis is a fish of the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae native to the Western Pacific Ocean.
Torquigener balteus, commonly known as the slender blaasop, is a fish of the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae native to the Western Indian Ocean.
Whitley's toadfish is a species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae that reaches a length of 9.8 cm, and is a host to Bianium plicitum.
The white-spotted pufferfish is known for its unique and complex courtship display which involves creating large, geometric circles in the sand. These circles are constructed in an effort to attract females for copulation. Males must maintain their circles in order to attract a mate. A female will evaluate the structure and choose to mate with the males after evaluation and completion of other mating behaviors.
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