spiny blaasop

Tylerius spinosissimus

Pufferfish beneath the South African Coast

Transcontinental
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Small

The spiny blaasop (Tylerius spinosissimus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae, the pufferfishes. This puffer is native to the Indian Ocean, the southwestern Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean along the coast of South Africa. It has recently been recorded in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Tylerius
Maximum length: 12 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa to northwestern Australia; northward to South China Sea (Ref. 33352 ). Southeast Atlantic: southeast coast of South Africa (Ref. 4919 ). Mediterranean (Lessepsian migrant) (Ref. 96612 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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