Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8. Blackish brown with yellowish white spots above, sides yellow, white below; dorsal, pectoral and caudal fins dusky with a yellow tinge; males with white anal fins, yellow in breeding females (Ref. 4919).

Common Names

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Boosoog-blaasop , Afrikaans , South Africa

Evileye blaasop , English , Malaysia

Evileye blaasop , English , South Africa

Evileye blaasop , English , Global

Evileye puffer , English , Micronesia

Konnapallokala , Finnish , Finland

Buntal dongak , Malay , Malaysia

白点宽吻鲀 , Mandarin Chinese , China

白點寬吻魨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Tetraodontiformes

Family: Tetraodontidae

Genus: Amblyrhynchote

Species: Amblyrhynchote honckenii (Bloch, 1785)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Indo-West Pacific: South Africa to China. Marshall Islands in Micronesia (Ref. 1602).

Biology

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Common in tide pools, estuaries, and in the sea to depths of 400 m. Very poisonous, not touched by fishes and sea birds. Hands should be washed after handling this fish.

Habitat

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brackish