Amblyrhynchotes honckenii, known as the evileye pufferfish, evileye puffer or evileye blaasop, is a species of fish on the genus Amblyrhynchotes.[3]
Amblyrhynchotes honckenii | |
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Amblyrhynchotes honckenii at Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town, South Africa | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Tetraodontidae |
Genus: | Amblyrhynchotes |
Species: | A. honckenii |
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Amblyrhynchotes honckenii | |
It is native to the Indo-West Pacific,[3] from South Africa to China,[4] and was first described by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1785.[4] It is classed as being of "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.[1]
Its flesh is poisonous to humans and other animals.[3]
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