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Torquigener andersonae

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Torquigener andersonae
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T. andersonae
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Torquigener andersonae
Hardy, 1983

Torquigener andersonae, commonly known as Anderson's toadfish, is a species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is found in the coastal waters of Australia. It was described by Graham Hardy in 1983, who named it for a colleague at the University of New South Wales, Dr Jennifer M.E.Anderson. It has been recorded from Jervis Bay and Bermagui on the southern New South Wales coast.[1]

References

  1. ^ Hardy, Graham S. (1983). "Revision of Australian species of Torquigener Whitley (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae), and two new generic names for Australian puffer fishes". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 13 (1/2): 1–48. doi:10.1080/03036758.1983.10415335.