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Torquigener (Toadfish)

Synonyms: Torguigener

Wikipedia Abstract

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).
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Species

Torquigener albomaculosus
Torquigener altipinnis (Highfin toadfish)
Torquigener andersonae (Anderson's toadfish)
Torquigener balteus (Slender blaasop)
Torquigener brevipinnis (Yellow-stripe toadfish)
Torquigener flavimaculosus (Toadfish)
Torquigener florealis (Floral puffer)
Torquigener gloerfelti
Torquigener hicksi (Hick's toadfish)
Torquigener hypselogeneion (orangebanded blowfish)
Torquigener marleyi
Torquigener pallimaculatus (Multi-spotted toadfish)
Torquigener parcuspinus (Yellow-eyed toadfish)
Torquigener paxtoni
Torquigener perlevis (Spineless toadfish)
Torquigener pleurogramma (Weeping toado)
Torquigener randalli (Randall's puffer)
Torquigener squamicauda (Brush-tail toadfish)
Torquigener tuberculiferus (Toadfish)
Torquigener vicinus
Torquigener whitleyi (Whitley's toadfish)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0