Species ID
View AllWeeping Toadfish
( Torquigener pleurogramma )
Description
Other names
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
