Marilyna is a genus of pufferfishes native to the western Pacific Ocean.
Marilyna | |
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(M. pleurosticta) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Tetraodontidae |
Subfamily: | Tetraodontinae |
Genus: | Marilyna Hardy, 1982 |
Species
editThere are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Marilyna darwinii (Castelnau, 1873) (Darwin toadfish)
- Marilyna meraukensis (de Beaufort, 1955) (Merauke toadfish)
- Marilyna pleurosticta (Günther, 1872) (Banded toadfish)
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Marilyna". FishBase. October 2012 version.