Torquigener andersonae
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| Torquigener andersonae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Torquigener |
| Species: | T. andersonae
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| Binomial name | |
| Torquigener andersonae Hardy, 1983
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Torquigener andersonae, commonly known as Anderson's toadfish, is a species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is found in the coastal waters of southeastern Australia. It was described by Graham Hardy in 1983, who named it for a colleague at the University of New South Wales, Dr. Jennifer M. E. Anderson. It has been recorded from Jervis Bay and Bermagui on the southern New South Wales coast.[1]
References
- ^ Hardy, Graham S. (1983). "Revision of Australian species of Torquigener Whitley (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae), and two new generic names for Australian puffer fishes". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 13 (1/2): 1–48. doi:10.1080/03036758.1983.10415335.