Polyspina piosae (Whitley, 1955) is a animal in the Tetraodontidae family, order Tetraodontiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Polyspina piosae (Whitley, 1955) (Polyspina piosae (Whitley, 1955))
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Polyspina piosae (Whitley, 1955)

Polyspina piosae (Whitley, 1955)

The orangebarred puffer, Polyspina piosae, is a pufferfish species endemic to Western Australia's coast, the only member of its genus.

Genus
Polyspina
Order
Tetraodontiformes
Class

About Polyspina piosae (Whitley, 1955)

Polyspina piosae, commonly called the orangebarred puffer, is a species of pufferfish. It is endemic to the coast of Western Australia, and it is the only known member of the genus Polyspina. Its scientific name was first published by Whitley in 1955.

Photo: (c) Glen Whisson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Glen Whisson · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Polyspina

More from Tetraodontidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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