| Torquigener | |
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| Torquigener hypselogeneion | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Tetraodontinae |
| Genus: | Torquigener Whitley, 1930 |
Torquigener is a genus of pufferfishes native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. Males of at least two Torquigener species are known to make elaborate circular nests on the seafloor.[1]
- ^ Bond, Todd; Mueller, Robert J.; Birt, Matthew J.; Prince, Jane; Miller, Karen; Partridge, Julian C.; McLean, Dianne L. (2020). "Mystery pufferfish create elaborate circular nests at mesophotic depths in Australia". Journal of Fish Biology. 97 (5): 1401–1407. doi:10.1111/jfb.14506. hdl:10536/DRO/DU:30148257. PMID 32820821. Retrieved 21 May 2023.