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Torquigener
''Torquigener'' is a genus of pufferfishes native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. Their name refers to their ability to build circular structures on sandy sea bottom (''torquis'' + ''gener''). Species Twenty species are recognized in this genus: * ''Torquigener albomaculosus'' Matsuura, 2014 (white-spotted pufferfish) Matsuura, K. (2014) A new pufferfish of the genus ''Torquigener'' that builds “mystery circles” on sandy bottoms in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) ''Ichthyological Research, 62 (2): 207-212.'' * '' Torquigener altipinnis'' J. D. Ogilby, 1891 * '' Torquigener andersonae'' Hardy, 1983 (Anderson's toadfish) * '' Torquigener balteus'' Hardy, 1989 (slender blaasop) * '' Torquigener brevipinnis'' Regan, 1903 * '' Torquigener flavimaculosus'' Hardy & J. E. Randall, 1983 * '' Torquigener florealis'' Cope, 1871 * '' Torquigener gloerfelti'' Hardy, 1984 * '' Torquigener hicksi'' Hardy, 1983 (Hick's toadfish) * '' Torquig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torquigener Squamicauda
''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. James Douglas Ogilby James Douglas Ogilby (16 February 1853 – 11 August 1925) was an Australian ichthyologist and herpetologist. Ogilby was born in Belfast, Ireland, and was the son of zoologist William Ogilby and his wife Adelaide, née Douglas. He received h ... described the brush-tail toadfish in 1911 from a specimen collected in Moreton Bay by J.T. Jamieson. Reaching 15 cm (6 in) in length, ''Torquigener squamicauda'' has an elongate body with a rounded back and flattened belly. It has a small mouth at its apex with thin lips that have numerous papillae and a prominent chin. It has pale greyish to olive-green upperparts flecked with green and brown. It is possibly poisonous. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torquigener Marleyi
''Torquigener marleyi'' is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a marine species known only from South Africa, where it occurs near the Tugela River in KwaZulu-Natal. FishBase lists this species as a synonym of '' Torquigener balteus'', although ITIS and WoRMS Worms may refer to: *Worm, an invertebrate animal with a tube-like body and no limbs Places *Worms, Germany, a city **Worms (electoral district) *Worms, Nebraska, U.S. *Worms im Veltlintal, the German name for Bormio, Italy Arts and entertainme ... list it as a valid species. References marleyi {{Improve categories, date=January 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torquigener Flavimaculosus
''Torquigener flavimaculosus'' is a pufferfish of the family Tetraodontidae, capable of very rapid body inflation when threatened. Native to the Western Indian Ocean, it is also found in the Indo Pacific from the Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Persis, Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a Mediterranean sea (oceanography), me ... to the Seychelles. Recorded first in the Mediterranean Sea in 1987, following a likely migration through the Suez Canal, it is now expanding westward.Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Torquigener flavimaculosus). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Torquigener_flavimaculosus.pdf References Fish of the Indian Ocean Fish described in 1983 flavimaculosus {{Tetraodontiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torquigener Perlevis
''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. James Douglas Ogilby James Douglas Ogilby (16 February 1853 – 11 August 1925) was an Australian ichthyologist and herpetologist. Ogilby was born in Belfast, Ireland, and was the son of zoologist William Ogilby and his wife Adelaide, née Douglas. He received h ... described the spineless toadfish in 1908 from a specimen collected in Queensland. ''Torquigener perlevis'' has an elongate body with a rounded back and flattened belly. It has a small mouth at its apex with thin lips that have numerous papillae and a prominent chin. It has mottled grey and brown upperparts marked with dark brown. It is distinguished from other members of the genus by its lack of spines. References External links Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torquigener Tuberculiferus
''Torquigener tuberculiferus'', the fringe-gilled toadfish, is a fish of the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae native to the waters around Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine .... References External links Fishes of Australia : ''Torquigener tuberculiferus'' tuberculiferus Fish of Indonesia Marine fish of Northern Australia fringe-gill toadfish {{Tetraodontiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torquigener Hypselogeneion
''Torquigener hypselogeneion'', commonly known as the orange-spotted toadfish, is a fish of the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species variously called pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, blowies, bubblefish, globefish, swellfis ... native to the Indian Ocean and northwestern Australia. References External links Fishes of Australia : ''Torquigener hypselogeneion'' hypselogeneion Marine fish of Northern Australia orange-spotted toadfish {{Tetraodontiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torquigener Albomaculosus
''Torquigener albomaculosus'', or the white-spotted pufferfish, is the 20th discovered species of the genus '' Torquigener''. The species was discovered in the ocean waters around the Ryukyu Islands in Japan off the south coast of Amami Ōshima Island. Observed depths of the species range between . The fish's head and body are colored brown with white spots at the back. Its abdomen is silvery-white with white spots. The males are known for creating circular nests as part of their mating ritual in the sand, measuring in diameter. Such nest designs were noticed since 1995, but their creation remained a mystery until the species' discovery. The nests are created to attract mates through the nest's impressive design and ability to gather fine sand particles, both of which influence a female's mate choice. Males never reuse a nest. As of 2014, the white-spotted pufferfish is thought to be the only species that creates these shapes. In 2015, the International Institute for Species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torquigener Altipinnis
''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 Island Raoul Island (''Sunday Island'') is the largest and northernmost of the main Kermadec Islands, south south-west of 'Ata Island of Tonga and north north-east of New Zealand's North Island. It has been the source of vigorous volcanic activity ...s. References External links Fishes of Australia : ''Torquigener altipinnis'' altipinnis Marine fish of Eastern Australia highfin toadfish {{Tetraodontiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torquigener Andersonae
''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 Jervis Bay () is a oceanic bay and village on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia, said to possess the whitest sand in the world. A area of land around the southern headland of the bay is a territory of the Commonwealth of Australia ... and Bermagui on the southern New South Wales coast. References External links Fishes of Australia : ''Torquigener andersonae'' {{DEFAULTSORT:toadfish, Anderson's Anderson's toadfish Fauna of New South Wales Anderson's toadfish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torquigener Brevipinnis
''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 Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ .... References External links * Tetraodontidae Fish described in 1903 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{tetraodontiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torquigener Paxtoni
''Torquigener paxtoni'', commonly known as Paxton's toadfish, is a fish of the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae, native to Shark Bay Shark Bay (Malgana: ''Gathaagudu'', "two waters") is a World Heritage Site in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. The http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/world/shark-bay area is located approximately north of Perth, on the ... (Western Australia). References External links Fishes of Australia : ''Torquigener paxtoni'' Paxton's toadfish Vertebrates of Western Australia Marine fish of Western Australia Paxton's toadfish {{Tetraodontiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torquigener Pallimaculatus
''Torquigener pallimaculatus'', commonly known as the rusty-spotted toadfish, is a fish of the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species variously called pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, blowies, bubblefish, globefish, swellfis ... native to the Indian Ocean and northern Australia. References External links Fishes of Australia : ''Torquigener pallimaculatus'' pallimaculatus Marine fish of Northern Australia Marine fish of Western Australia rusty-spotted toadfish {{Tetraodontiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
