Tragulichthys

Tragulichthys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Diodontidae
Genus:
Whitley, 1931
Species:
T. jaculiferus
Binomial name
Tragulichthys jaculiferus
(G. Cuvier, 1818)
Synonyms
  • Diodon jaculiferus Cuvier, 1818 (Basionym)
  • Allomycterus jaculiferus (Cuvier, 1818)
  • Cyclichthys jaculiferus (Cuvier, 1818)
  • Chilomycterus grandoculis Ogilby, 1910

Tragulichthys jaculiferus also known as the longspine burrfish, is a species of porcupinefish native to the Indo-Pacific where it occurs in reef environments at depths of from 26 to 137 metres (90 to 450 ft). This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. ^ Matsuura, K. (2014). "Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014". Ichthyological Research. 62 (1): 72–113. Bibcode:2015IchtR..62...72M. doi:10.1007/s10228-014-0444-5.
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