Torquigener pallimaculatus

photo by Tran, H.H.

Family:	Tetraodontidae (Puffers), subfamily: Tetraodontinae
Max. size:	18 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	demersal; marine; depth range 7 - 78 m
Distribution:	Western Pacific: northwestern Australia. Recently recorded from the Chesterfield Islands, New Caledonia (Ref. 11897). Also from Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6771).
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Found on coastal bays and estuaries on sandy and muddy substrates to 20 meters depth (Ref. 48637).
IUCN Red List Status:	Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 08 June 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:	venomous

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