Anderson's Toadfish, Torquigener andersonae Hardy 1983
Anderson's Toadfish, Torquigener andersonae, from Jervis Bay, New South Wales, October 1976. Source: Ken J. Graham / NSW Fisheries. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A pale greyish-brown puffer becoming whitish below, with numerous irregular pale spots outlined by brownish specks scattered on the body, and a row of orange spots along the midside.
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Bray, D.J. 2021, Torquigener andersonae in Fishes of Australia, accessed 17 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/1294
Anderson's Toadfish, Torquigener andersonae Hardy 1983
More Info
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Distribution |
Off Iluka to Bermagui, New South Wales. Inhabits sandy areas in coastal bays. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin 9-10; Anal fin 7-8; Pectoral fin 15-16; Caudal fin 11; Vertebrae 8 + 11. Dorsum sparsely covered with short spines to just before dorsal fin; prebranchial margin almost devoid of spines, those present small, sometimes with small, associated papillae. |
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Etymology |
The species is "named for Dr Jennifer M. E. Anderson, a very friendly and pleasant colleague, with whom I shared working facilities whilst at the University of New South Wales". |
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Species Citation |
Torquigener andersonae Hardy 1983, J. Roy. Soc. N. Z. 13(1/2): 39. Type locality: Jervis Bay, New South Wales. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2021 |
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Resources |
Anderson's Toadfish, Torquigener andersonae Hardy 1983
References
Hardy, G.S. 1983. Revision of Australian species of TorquigenerWhitley (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae), and two new generic names for Australian puffer fishes. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 13(1/2): 1-48 https://doi.org/10.1080/03036758.1983.10415335
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp.
Kuiter, R.H. & Kuiter, S.L. 2018. Coastal sea-fishes of south-eastern Australia. Seaford, Victoria : Aquatic Photographics, 371 pp.
Shao, K., Liu, M., Jing, L., Hardy, G., Leis, J.L. & Matsuura, K. 2014. Torquigener andersonae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T193637A2251283. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193637A2251283.en. Downloaded on 07 June 2019.
