Whitley's toadfish

Whitley's toadfish (Torquigener whitleyi) is a species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae that reaches a length of 9.8 cm,[1] and is a host to Bianium plicitum.[2]

Whitley's toadfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Tetraodontiformes
Family:
Tetraodontidae
Genus:
Torquigener
Species:
T. whitleyi
Binomial name
Torquigener whitleyi
Paradice, 1927

Distribution, habitat, and feeding

It lives in the Indo-West Pacific, from northern Australia to Papua New Guinea.[1] It lives at depths from 0 to 50 meters near coastal waters in sandy-bottom substrates with no vegetation, and feeds on molluscs and crustaceans in the areas it inhabits.[3]

Conservation

Its population is unknown, yet it occurs in marine protected areas, and has no specific threats to it, and the IUCN Red List puts it at "least concern".[3]

References
  1. "Torquigener whitleyi summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Torquigener whitleyi (Paradice, 1927)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  3. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
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