Torquigener flavimaculosus

Familia: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Torquigener
Species:

Torquigener flavimaculosus Hardy & Randall, 1983

Holotype: BPBM 19822. Paratypes: BMNH 1925.9.19.145 (1), 1925.12.31.67 (1), 1939.5.24.1859 (1); BPBM 21511 (3), 28189 (2); CAS 51287 (1); HUJ 6377 (10), 6509 (3), 10901 (1); NMNZ P.13135 (1, c&s); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 17281 (1); USNM 238947 (1). Type catalogues: Hardy 1990:15, Golani 2006:35.

Type locality: Northwestern shore of Gulf of Aqaba, Nuweiba El Muzeini, Egypt, Red Sea, depth 3 meters.

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• Torquigener flavimaculosus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2025. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on July 9, 2019.
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• Torquigener flavimaculosus in the World Register of Marine Species

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