Common Toado
Tetractenos hamiltoni
- Group: Other
- Max size: 14 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
The common toado lurks in shallow estuaries, often buried in sand with only its eyes showing, and travels in schools. Like other pufferfishes it can inflate, and it grows to about fourteen centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae › Tetractenos
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 282945.
FAQ
- Is the Common Toado dangerous to divers?
- The Common Toado is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Common Toado get?
- The Common Toado grows to about 14 cm.