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Torquigener Hypselogeneion
''Torquigener hypselogeneion'', commonly known as the orange-spotted toadfish, is a fish of the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species variously called pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, blowies, bubblefish, globefish, swellfi ... native to the Indian Ocean and northwestern Australia. References External links Fishes of Australia : ''Torquigener hypselogeneion'' hypselogeneion Marine fish of Northern Australia orange-spotted toadfish {{Tetraodontiformes-stub ...
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Pieter Bleeker
Pieter Bleeker (10 July 1819 – 24 January 1878) was a Dutch medical doctor, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He was famous for the ''Atlas Ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises'', his monumental work on the fishes of East Asia published between 1862 and 1877. Life and work Bleeker was born on 10 July 1819 in Zaandam. He was employed as a medical officer in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army from 1842 to 1860, (in French). stationed in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). During that time, he did most of his ichthyology work, besides his duties in the army. He acquired many of his specimens from local fishermen, but he also built up an extended network of contacts who would send him specimens from various government outposts throughout the islands. During his time in Indonesia, he collected well over 12,000 specimens, many of which currently reside at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden. Bleeker corresponded with Auguste Duméril of Paris. His w ...
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Tetraodontidae
Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species variously called pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, blowies, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, toadle, honey toads, Haaris Anwar fish, sugar toads, and sea squab. They are morphologically similar to the closely related porcupinefish, which have large external spines (unlike the thinner, hidden spines of the Tetraodontidae, which are only visible when the fish have puffed up). The scientific name refers to the four large teeth, fused into an upper and lower plate, which are used for crushing the hard shells of crustaceans and mollusks, their natural prey. The majority of pufferfish species are toxic and some are among the most poisonous vertebrates in the world. In certain species, the internal organs, such as the liver, and sometimes the skin, contain tetrodotoxin, and are highly toxic to most animals when ...
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Torquigener
''Torquigener'' is a genus of pufferfishes native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. Their name refers to their ability to build circular structures on sandy sea bottom (''torquis'' + ''gener''). Species Twenty species are recognized in this genus: * '' Torquigener albomaculosus'' Matsuura, 2014 (white-spotted pufferfish) Matsuura, K. (2014) A new pufferfish of the genus ''Torquigener'' that builds “mystery circles” on sandy bottoms in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) ''Ichthyological Research, 62 (2): 207-212.'' * ''Torquigener altipinnis'' J. D. Ogilby, 1891 * ''Torquigener andersonae'' Hardy, 1983 (Anderson's toadfish) * ''Torquigener balteus'' Hardy, 1989 (slender blaasop) * ''Torquigener brevipinnis'' Regan, 1903 * ''Torquigener flavimaculosus'' Hardy & J. E. Randall, 1983 * '' Torquigener florealis'' Cope, 1871 * '' Torquigener gloerfelti'' Hardy, 1984 * '' Torquigener hicksi'' Hardy, 1983 (Hick's toadfish) * ''Torquigener h ...
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Marine Fish Of Northern Australia
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