Object: Starry toado, Arothron firmamentum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850); syntype of Tetraodon gillbanksii Clarke, 1897
Registration Number  P.000456
Class  Osteichthyes
Order  Tetraodontiformes
Family  Tetraodontidae
Scientific NameType Status
Arothron firmamentum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
Tetraodon gillbanksii Clarke, 1897syntype
Common / Maori name  starry toado
Country collected  New Zealand
Region collected  North Island, Taranaki
Precise locality  Moturoa, New Plymouth
Date collected  28 Mar 1895
Section  Fish

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