Orange-spotted toadfish
Torquigener hypselogeneion
- Usual depth1–104 m
- Water temperature18–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Torquigener hypselogeneion, commonly known as the orange-spotted toadfish, is a fish of the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae native to the Indian Ocean and northwestern Australia.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Torquigener hypselogeneion”, 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: 5 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 13 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–104 m · Deepest record: 183 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Orange-spotted toadfish, Cheek-barred Toadfish, Dwarf Blaasop, Dwarf Blowfish, Northern Toadfish, Orangebanded Blowfish, orange-spotted toadfish
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- Namidafugu, Shippôfugu, ナミダフグ
- Thai
- ปลาปักเป้าลายเสือ
- Simplified Chinese
- 寬紋魨, 氣規, 花紋河魨, 規仔, 頭紋窄額魨
Other scientific names: Amblyrhinchotes hypselogeneion, Amblyrhynchotes hypselogeneion, Amblyrhynchotes hypselogenion, Spheroides hypselogeneion, Sphoeroides hypseiogeneion, Sphoeroides hypselogenecon, Sphoeroides hypselogeneion, Tetraodon hypselogeneion, Tetrodon hypselogeneion, Torquigener hypselogenion, Uranostoma guttata
Similar species
- Brevipinnis Puffer
Torquigener brevipinnis
- 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).
- 139 open-data records from 1852 to 2023.
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