Family : Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Order : Tetraodontiformes (puffers and filefishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Orange-spotted toadfish
Fish Name : Torquigener hypselogeneion
Max size : 10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4919)
Environment : demersal ; depth range 18 - 22 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: Knysna, South Africa eastward to Samoa, north to Japan (Ref. 559).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 7-8. Body covered with prickles (Ref. 559). Dark brown with pale greenish spots above, an intermediate pale yellow zone, white below (Ref. 4919).
Biology : Inhabits small loose groups on shallow coastal sand flats and in estuaries. Often sleeps during the day by burrying itself under the sand with just eyes exposed (Ref. 48637)
Threatened : Dangerous:
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Matsuura, Keiichi
Main Ref : Smith, M.M.. 1986. (Ref. 4419)
India country information
Common Names : ചുണ്ടിന കുഞ്ഞി, ചുണ്ടിന കുഞി , Chundina-kunhi, Koli
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses