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Banded Toadfish
Marilyna pleurosticta
Marilyna pleurosticta, known as the banded toadfish, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to Australia, where it ranges from Darwin to Sydney. It is known from silty and muddy areas in coastal waters and estuaries, although it also enters freshwater regions. It is most frequently seen in tidal channels, mangrove swamps, and salt marshes. It is carnivorous, feeding on gastropods and crustaceans. It reaches 13.5 cm (5.3 inches) SL and is...
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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 369007.