The ringed toadfish (Omegahpora armilla), is a species of puffer in the family Tetraodontidae. It grows up to 25 cm in length, and is poisonous to consume.^[1] It has a black ring surrounding its pectoral fins, and an oval-like body covered in small spines.^[2]

Distribution, habitat, and feeding

Ringed toadfish
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Tetraodontidae
Genus:	Omegaphora
Species:	O. armilla
Binomial name
	Omegophora armilla;

It lives in seagrass beds, rocky reefs, and sandy bottoms from 1 to 146 meters deep from the surface.^[2] It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean, around southern Australia.^[3] Its prey consists of small, benthic invertabrates, making it a carnivore.^[2]

Conservation

It is sometimes bycatched in Australian fisheries, its aquatic resources are being harvested, but these don't impact it as much, and it has no specific threats, and its distribution overlaps with marine protected areas, so it has been listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List. ^[3]

Taxonomy

It has 1 other relative, the Bluespotted Toadfish (Omegophora cyanopunctata), witch it over laps with, with only 2 species in its genus, including it.^[3]

References

^ "Omegophora armilla summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Omegophora armilla". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-03-03.

Ringed Toadfish

[1] "Omegophora armilla summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-03-03.

[:0-2] "Omegophora armilla". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 2019-03-03.

[:1-3] "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-03-03.

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