Tylerius spinosissimus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Tetraodontidae |
Genus: |
Tylerius Hardy, 1984 |
Species: | T. spinosissimus
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Binomial name | |
Tylerius spinosissimus |
The spiny blaasop (Tylerius spinosissimus) is a species of pufferfish. Originally native to the Indian Ocean, the southwestern Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean along the coast of South Africa, [2] it has recently colonised the Levantine waters of the Mediterranean Sea, most likely as a Lessepsian migrant [3] from the Red Sea or in ballast water. [4] This species grows to a length of 5–15 cm (max. 20 cm). [2] It is the only species in its genus. [5]