Tetrosomus Explained

Tetrosomus is a genus of boxfishes native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:^{[1] [2]}

• Tetrosomus concatenatus (Bloch, 1785) (Triangular boxfish)
• Tetrosomus gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Camel cowfish)
• Tetrosomus reipublicae (Whitley, 1930) (Smallspine turretfish)
• Tetrosomus stellifer (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Notes and References

1. Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.
2. http://eol.org/pages/25045/overview EOL.org