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

(See list of species below)


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21 species (see list below)

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Photo by Okata, Y.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Torquigener albomaculosus Matsuura, 2014

Photo by Okata, Y.
 
Torquigener albomaculosus
[White-spotted pufferfish]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Torquigener altipinnis
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Torquigener andersonae
[Anderson's toadfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Torquigener balteus
[Slender blaasop]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Torquigener brevipinnis (Regan, 1903)

Photo by Malaer, P.
 
Torquigener brevipinnis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Torquigener flavimaculosus Hardy & Randall, 1983

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Torquigener flavimaculosus
[Yellowspotted puffer]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
Torquigener florealis (Cope, 1871)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Torquigener florealis
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Torquigener gloerfelti
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Torquigener hicksi Hardy, 1983

Photo by CSIRO
 
Torquigener hicksi
[Hick's toadfish]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Torquigener hypselogeneion (Bleeker, 1852)

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.
 
Torquigener hypselogeneion
[Orange-spotted toadfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Torquigener marleyi
[]

Photo by Tran, H.H.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Torquigener pallimaculatus Hardy, 1983

Photo by Tran, H.H.
 
Torquigener pallimaculatus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Torquigener parcuspinus Hardy, 1983

Photo by CSIRO
 
Torquigener parcuspinus
[Yellow-eyed toadfish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Torquigener paxtoni
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Torquigener perlevis
[Spineless toadfish]

Photo by Banks, I.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Torquigener pleurogramma (Regan, 1903)

Photo by Banks, I.
 
Torquigener pleurogramma
[Weeping toado]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 12.7 cm SL
Torquigener randalli Hardy, 1983

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Torquigener randalli
[Randall's puffer]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Torquigener squamicauda
[Brush-tail toadfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Torquigener tuberculiferus (Ogilby, 1912)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Torquigener tuberculiferus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Torquigener vicinus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9.8 cm TL
Torquigener whitleyi (Paradice, 1927)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Torquigener whitleyi
[Whitley's toadfish]
21 Species of Family Tetraodontidae with Genus Torquigener
(Puffers)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2014 Torquigener albomaculosus White-spotted pufferfish Northwest Pacific 12 TL
1891 Torquigener altipinnis Southwest Pacific
1983 Torquigener andersonae Anderson's toadfish Southwest Pacific 16 TL
1989 Torquigener balteus Slender blaasop Western Indian Ocean
1903 Torquigener brevipinnis Indo-West Pacific 10 SL
1983 Torquigener flavimaculosus Yellowspotted puffer Western Indian Ocean 16 TL
1871 Torquigener florealis Western Central Pacific 18.5 SL
1984 Torquigener gloerfelti Western Central Pacific
1983 Torquigener hicksi Hick's toadfish Eastern Indian Ocean 13 TL
1852 Torquigener hypselogeneion Orange-spotted toadfish Indo-Pacific 10 TL
1929 Torquigener marleyi Western Indian Ocean
1983 Torquigener pallimaculatus Western Pacific 18 SL
1983 Torquigener parcuspinus Yellow-eyed toadfish Eastern Indian Ocean 10 TL
1983 Torquigener paxtoni Eastern Indian Ocean
1908 Torquigener perlevis Spineless toadfish Western Pacific 20 TL
1903 Torquigener pleurogramma Weeping toado Eastern Indian Ocean 21 TL
1983 Torquigener randalli Randall's puffer Eastern Central Pacific 12.7 SL
1910 Torquigener squamicauda Brush-tail toadfish Southwest Pacific 15 TL
1912 Torquigener tuberculiferus Indo-West Pacific 9.5 SL
1930 Torquigener vicinus Eastern Indian Ocean
1927 Torquigener whitleyi Whitley's toadfish Indo-West Pacific 9.8 TL



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