Whitley's toadfish (Torquigener whitleyi) is a species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae that reaches a length of 9.8 cm,[2] and is a host to Bianium plicitum.[3]

Whitley's toadfish
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Torquigener
Species:
T. whitleyi
Binomial name
Torquigener whitleyi
Paradice, 1927

Distribution, habitat, and feeding

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It lives in the Indo-West Pacific, from northern Australia to Papua New Guinea.[2] It lives at depths from 0 to 50 meters near coastal waters in sandy-bottom substrates with no vegetation, and feeds on molluscs and crustaceans in the areas it inhabits.[4]

Conservation

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Its population is unknown, yet it occurs in marine protected areas, and has no specific threats to it, and the IUCN Red List puts it at "least concern".[4]

References

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  1. ^ Shao, K.; Liu, M.; Jing, L.; Hardy, G.; Leis, J.L.; Matsuura, K. (2014). "Torquigener whitleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T193782A2276246. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193782A2276246.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Torquigener whitleyi summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Torquigener whitleyi (Paradice, 1927)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  4. ^ a b "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-04-08.