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Primary source: “Fishes from Territorial Saudi Red Sea Waters” — Fisheries Research Center, Jeddah, 1432H / 2011.

Fisheries Research Center – Jeddah · Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture

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Tetrosomus gibbosus

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Humpback

Tetrosomus gibbosus

Linnaeus, 1758

Boxfishes · OstraciidaeBony fishes

Maximum length: 15.8 cm
Depth range: —
Maximum weight: —
Maximum age: —

Book page 165

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References & sources

Fisheries Research Center – Jeddah (2011). Fishes from Territorial Saudi Red Sea Waters (1st ed., 1432H). Ministry of Agriculture, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.(Book page 165)

Taxonomy

Kingdom: AnimaliaAnimals
Phylum: ChordataChordates
Class: ActinopterygiiRay-finned fishes
Order: TetraodontiformesTetraodontiformes
Family: OstraciidaeBoxfishes
Genus: Tetrosomus
Species: Tetrosomus gibbosus

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Source reference

Fishes from Territorial Saudi Red Sea Waters

Ministry of Agriculture, Deputy Ministry for Fisheries Affairs, Fisheries Research Center – Jeddah · 2011

Book page 165

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