Single fleshy small rounded, paddle-shaped dorsal fin positioned posteriorly anal fin similar to and opposite dorsal fin caudal fin rounded. Scales absent body mostly covered by small four-rooted spines, sometimes partly hidden by associated papillae lateral line generally indistinct, but when apparent angled from back of head toward centre of caudal peduncle, without branch angled anteroventrally above anal fin or second lateral line on ventrolateral surface. Head of moderate size (28-32% SL) eyes of moderate size, rounded, without skinfolds, lower border above pectoral fin bases bony interorbital space broad chin not prominent mouth small teeth in each jaw fused into beak-like structure separated by medial groove each nostril a tube divided nearly to base, posterior lobe larger, opposing surfaces of lobes spongy gill openings confined to area just in front of pectoral fin bases. Individuals form very large schools in some areas, and juveniles may associate floating algal mats.Дorsal fin 13-15 Anal fin 13-15 Caudal fin 11 Pectoral fin 15-17.Д«ody oblong in profile, rounded above and below, slightly compressed laterally caudal peduncle of moderate depth, without lateral skinfolds body cavity inflatable. Elsewhere the species has an anti-tropical distribution in the Atlantic and west-Pacific oceans.ДЄlthough Starry Toadfish often inhabit coastal waters, including estuaries (as far upstream as Roseville Bridge in Middle Harbour, Sydney), they have also been collected from depths to 360 m.

North of Rowley Shoals, Western Australia, and from Stradbroke Island, Queensland, south toВ Tasmania, and west to the Great Australian Bight, South Australia, and possibly west to Hopetoun, Western Australia. Arothron firmamentum (Temminck & Schlegel 1847) More Info

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