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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae Puffers
Subfamily: Tetraodontinae
Genus: Marilyna

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Marilyna darwinii (Castelnau, 1873)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Marilyna darwinii
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Marilyna meraukensis (de Beaufort, 1955)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Marilyna meraukensis
[Merauke toadfish]
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Western Pacific.
 
Marilyna pleurosticta
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3 Species of Family Tetraodontidae with Genus Marilyna
(Puffers)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1873 Marilyna darwinii Western Central Pacific 9.5 SL
1955 Marilyna meraukensis Merauke toadfish Western Pacific 19 SL
1872 Marilyna pleurosticta Western Pacific.



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