Whitley's toadfish
Species of fish
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Whitley's toadfish (Torquigener whitleyi) is a species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae that reaches a length of 9.8 cm,[2] and is a host to Bianium plicitum.[3]
| Whitley's toadfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Torquigener |
| Species: | T. whitleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Torquigener whitleyi Paradice, 1927 | |
Distribution, habitat, and feeding
It lives in the Indo-West Pacific, from northern Australia to Papua New Guinea.[2] It lives at depths from 0 to 50 meters near coastal waters in sandy-bottom substrates with no vegetation, and feeds on molluscs and crustaceans in the areas it inhabits.[4]
Conservation
Its population is unknown, yet it occurs in marine protected areas, and has no specific threats to it, and the IUCN Red List puts it at "least concern".[4]