Brevipinnis Puffer
Torquigener brevipinnis
- Usual depth12–62 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsApril and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Torquigener brevipinnis is a species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Torquigener brevipinnis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 12–62 m · Deepest record: 1,017.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Brevipinnis Puffer, Shortfin Pufferfish, Yellow-stripe Toadfish
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- Shippofugu, シッポウフグ
- Thai
- ปลาปักเป้าลาย
- Simplified Chinese
- 氣規, 規仔, 黃帶窄額魨
Other scientific names: Tetrodon brevipinnis, Torguigener brevipinnis
Similar species
- Orange-spotted toadfish
Torquigener hypselogeneion
- Yellow-eyed Toadfish
Torquigener parcuspinus
Bristly pufferArothron hispidus
Guineafowl pufferArothron meleagris
- Silverstripe blaasop
Lagocephalus sceleratus
Narrow-lined toadfishArothron immaculatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 57 open-data records from 1940 to 2023.
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