Biology:Whitley's toadfish
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Short description: Species of fish
| Whitley's toadfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Torquigener |
| Species: | T. whitleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Torquigener whitleyi Paradice, 1927
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Whitley's toadfish (Torquigener whitleyi) is a species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae that reaches a length of 9.8 cm,[2] and is a host to Bianium plicitum.[3]
Distribution, habitat, and feeding
It lives in the Indo-West Pacific, from northern Australia to Papua New Guinea.[2] 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.[4]
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".[4]
References
- ↑ Shao, K.; Liu, M.; Jing, L.; Hardy, G.; Leis, J.L.; Matsuura, K. (2014). "Torquigener whitleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T193782A2276246. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193782A2276246.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/193782/2276246. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Torquigener whitleyi summary page" (in en). https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Torquigener-whitleyi.html.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Torquigener whitleyi (Paradice, 1927)". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=278278.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/193782/2276246. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
Wikidata ☰ Q2189800 entry
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