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Tragulichthys

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Tragulichthys
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Tragulichthys

Whitley, 1931
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T. jaculiferus
Binomial name
Tragulichthys jaculiferus
(G. Cuvier, 1818)

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]

References

  1. ^ 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.