Marilyna darwinii

Marilyna darwinii,[1] known as the Darwin toadfish,[2] is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Western Pacific, where it is known from Papua New Guinea and reported from Australia. It inhabits tropical marine and brackish waters and reaches 9.5 cm (3.7 inches) SL.[3]

Marilyna darwinii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Marilyna
Species:
M. darwinii
Binomial name
Marilyna darwinii
(Castelnau, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Tetraodon darwinii
  • Tetraodon fasciatus
  • Tetrodon darwinii
  • Tetrodon fasciatus

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Marilyna darwinii (Castelnau, 1873)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  2. Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Marilyna darwinii (Darwin Toadfish)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Marilyna darwinii". FishBase.
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