Northern Toadfish, Torquigener hypselogeneion (Bleeker 1852)

Other Names: Cheek-barred Toadfish, Orange-spotted Toadfish

A Northern Toadfish, Torquigener hypselogeneion, at Ambon, Indonesia. Source: Andrey Ryanskiy / FishBase. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:

A dark brown pufferfish with yellowish spots and a reticulated pattern on the back, a solid yellowish to brown stripe from above pectoral fin base to caudal fin base, 4 broad vertical brownish bands on the cheek (the 2nd band below the eye), and a white underside.

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Bray, D.J. 2021, Torquigener hypselogeneion in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/881

Northern Toadfish, Torquigener hypselogeneion (Bleeker 1852)

More Info

Distribution	Northern and central Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the Indo-west Pacific. Inhabits coastal sand flats and seagrass beds in estuaries, often burying in the sand during the day with only the eyes exposed.
Feeding	Feeds mainly on molluscs, fishes, crustaceans.
Etymology	The specific name hypselogeneion is from the Greek "hypselos,"(= high), (= chin) in reference to the prominent, raised chin in this species.
Species Citation	Tetraodon hypselogeneion Bleeker, 1852, Verhandel. Batav. Genoots. Kunst. Wetensch. 24: 24. Type locality: Ambon, Moluccas and Wahai, Ceram, Indonesia.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2021
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Northern Toadfish, Torquigener hypselogeneion (Bleeker 1852)

References

Bleeker, P. 1852. Bijdrage tot de kennis der Makreelachtige visschen van den Soenda-Molukschen Archipel. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen 24: 1-93 See ref at BHL

Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp.

Hardy, G.S. 1983. The status of Torquigener hypselogeneion (Bleeker) (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) and some related species, including a new species from Hawaii. Pacific Science 37(1): 65-74. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/645 open access

Kuiter R.W. & Tonozuka, T. 2001. Indonesian Reef Fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Melbourne : Zoonetics pp. 623–893.

Masuda, H., Amaoka, K., Araga, C., Uyeno, T. & Yoshino, T. (eds) 1984. The Fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Tokyo : Tokai University Press Vol. 1–2 437 pp. 247 figs 370 pls. (as Amblyrhynchotes hypselogeneion)

Shao, K., Liu, M., Jing, L., Hardy, G., Leis, J.L. & Matsuura, K. 2014. Torquigener hypselogeneion. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T193621A2248533. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193621A2248533.en. Downloaded on 07 March 2019.