Tetrosomus
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| Tetrosomus | |
|---|---|
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| Humpback Turretfish (T. gibbosus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Ostraciidae |
| Genus: | Tetrosomus Swainson, 1839 |
Tetrosomus is a genus of boxfishes native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Tetrosomus concatenatus (Bloch, 1785) (Triangular boxfish)
- Tetrosomus gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Humpback turretfish)
- Tetrosomus reipublicae (Whitley, 1930) (Smallspine turretfish)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Tetrosomus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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