| Tetraodontidae (Puffers), subfamily: Tetraodontinae |
| 12 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 90 - 435 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: South Africa to northwestern Australia; northward to South China Sea (Ref. 33352). Southeast Atlantic: southeast coast of South Africa (Ref. 4919). Mediterranean (Lessepsian migrant) (Ref. 96612). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 6-7. Grey with a dark blotch above and behind eye and at base of dorsal fin; rear margin of caudal fin black; black specks on belly (Ref. 4919). |
| Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 127989. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 08 June 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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A small specimen of Tylerius spinosissimus (1.92 cm SL) was
collected by purse seine in Iskenderun Bay (36°20' 737'' N - 35°47' 463'' E) on Nov. 30, 2010, 52 m of depth. Museum of the Faculty of Fisheries, Mustafa Kemal University, Iskenderun-Hatay (collection number: MSM-PIS/2010-9) (Ref. 96606). Also reported from the Gulf of Antalya (Ref. 96895). |
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