Humpback Turretfish
Tetrosomus gibbosus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Ostraciidae
- Genus
- Tetrosomus
Where to Find
Found in 10 diving areas across 8 countries and 4 regions.
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 1 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 2 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 1 records
- Trincomalee & East Coast, Sri Lanka - 4 records
- Dahlak Archipelago, Eritrea - 1 records
- Eilat, Israel - 1 records
- Port Sudan & Sanganeb, Sudan - 4 records
- Fujairah, United Arab Emirates - 1 records
- Dumaguete, Philippines - 1 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 2 records