Tragulichthys
Tragulichthys jaculiferus also known as the longspine burrfish, is a species of porcupinefish native to the Indo-Pacific where it occurs in reef environments at depths of from 26 to 137 metres (85 to 449 ft). This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
Tragulichthys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Diodontidae |
Genus: | Tragulichthys Whitley, 1931 |
Species: | T. jaculiferus |
Binomial name | |
Tragulichthys jaculiferus (G. Cuvier, 1818) | |
References
- Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.
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