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Tetraodontidae

Slender blaasop

Torquigener balteus

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Africa
  • Deep-bodied
  • Tropical fish

Torquigener balteus, commonly known as the slender blaasop, is a fish of the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae native to the Western Indian Ocean.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family
Tetraodontidae
Genus
Torquigener
Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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