New Zealand country information

Common names: Porcupine fish
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: marine
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also noted as not occurring in the country by Ref. 9680. Misidentification of Allomycterus pilatus (Ref. 93017).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Leis, J.M., 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Longspined porcupinefish, Porcupine fish, Long-spined porcupinefish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Diodontidae (Porcupinefishes (burrfishes))
Etymology: Tragulichthys: Greek, tragos = goat + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 26 - 137 m (Ref. 58489). Tropical; 10°S - 28°S, 113°E - 154°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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Tragulichthys jaculiferus (Cuvier, 1818)

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology