''Omegophora'' is a
genus
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of
pufferfish
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 ...
es native to the coastal waters of
Australia
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.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Omegophora armilla''
( Waite & McCulloch, 1915) (Ringed toadfish)
* ''
Omegophora cyanopunctata
''Omegophora cyanopunctata'', known as the bluespotted toadfish or bluespotted puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a marine, reef-associated species endemic to Australian waters, where it ranges from Gulf St Vin ...
''
Hardy
Hardy may refer to:
People
* Hardy (surname)
* Hardy (given name)
* Hardy (singer), American singer-songwriter Places Antarctica
* Mount Hardy, Enderby Land
* Hardy Cove, Greenwich Island
* Hardy Rocks, Biscoe Islands
Australia
* Hardy, Sout ...
& Hutchins, 1981 (Bluespotted toadfish)
References
Tetraodontidae
Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley
Marine fish genera
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