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Weeping Toadfish

( Torquigener pleurogramma )
Description

Other names

Blowie, Weeping Toado , Banded Toadfish, Common Blowfish, Common Toadfish, Striped Toadfish

How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
  • CAUTION: Poisonous
  • Belong to the family Tetraodontidae (pufferfish, toadfish, blowfish)
  • Can grow to 21cm in length
  • Puff up when threatened
  • Frequents bays and estuaries
  • Introduced marine pest that should not be returned to the water
  • Found in Australia’s cooler waters from QLD to WA
  • Unwelcome by-catch when targeting other species
  • Often in large schools, often making fishing with bait redundant