Biology:Marilyna darwinii

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Short description: Species of pufferfish

Marilyna darwinii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Marilyna
Species:
M. darwinii
Binomial name
Marilyna darwinii
(Castelnau, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Tetraodon darwinii
  • Tetraodon fasciatus
  • Tetrodon darwinii
  • Tetrodon fasciatus

Marilyna darwinii,[1] known as the Darwin toadfish,[2] is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Western Pacific, where it is known from Papua New Guinea and reported from Australia . It inhabits tropical marine and brackish waters and reaches 9.5 cm (3.7 inches) SL.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2409826 entry