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Weeping Toadfish
Torquigener pleurogramma
Torquigener pleurogramma, commonly known as the weeping toadfish or blowie, is a species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is found in the coastal waters of Australia. Its flesh is highly toxic.
Charles Tate Regan described the species in 1903. Early records in Australian waters of the orange-spotted toadfish (T. hypselogeneion) refer to the weeping toadfish. Other common names for T. pleurogramma include banded toadfish and common blowfish.
From the article Torquigener pleurogramma on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
What it does
T. pleurogramma is a schooling species that can live for up to six years. They reach sexual maturity by the end of their second year, at around 125 mm. Spawning likely occurs in aggregations just outside estuaries, with peak activity in mid-summer. Juveniles, about 50 mm in length, enter estuaries in large numbers during July and August, coinciding with peak freshwater discharge. The eggs are demersal, while young fry are pelagic and transition to juveniles at 5–10 mm in length.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 243810.