Banded Toadfish, Marilyna pleurosticta (Günther 1872)

Other Names: Banded Toado, Gold-finned Toado

Banded Toadfish, Marilyna pleurosticta, in Moreton Bay, Queensland, September 2011. Source: nyoni-pete / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:

A pale olive-green to dark greenish-grey puffer becoming silvery to white below, with four dark bands (either solid or comprised of irregularly distributed round spots) across the back and sides, the last on the caudal peduncle. The bands on the side of the body may be replaced by dark, lateral blotches. The pectoral and dorsal fins are tinged reddish to reddish-yellow, the anal fin is bright orange to yellow, and the caudal fin is reddish-yellow, becoming bright orange distally.

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Banded Toadfish, Marilyna pleurosticta (Günther 1872)

More Info

Distribution	Darwin, Northern Territory, to Sydney, New South Wales. Occurs in estuaries and silty/muddy areas in shallow coastal waters, sometimes venturing into fresh waters. Habitats include tidal channels, mangroves and salt marshes.
Feeding	Feeds on gastropod molluscs and crustaceans (crabs and prawns).
Biology	Banded Toadfish spawn in September in New South Wales. This slow-growing species may live up to 30 years of age.
Species Citation	Tetrodon pleurostictus Günther 1872, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871(3): 674, pl. 69(a). Type locality (lectotype): Port Bower and Port Mackay, Queensland.
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Banded Toadfish, Marilyna pleurosticta (Günther 1872)

References

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