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Smooth toadfish

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/July 31, 2016 by Brianboulton (talk) 16:12, 15 July 2016 (UTC)



The smooth toadfish (Tetractenos glaber) is a species of fish in the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae. It is native to shallow coastal and estuarine waters of southeastern Australia, where it is widespread and abundant. French naturalist Christophe-Paulin de La Poix de Fréminville described the species in 1813, though early records confused it with its close relative, the common toadfish (T. hamiltonii). Up to 16 cm long with distinctive leopard-like dark markings on its upperparts, it has a rounded front and tapers to a narrow tail at the back. Unlike most of its relatives, it does not have prominent spines on its body. Like other pufferfish, it can inflate itself with water or air. It forages for its preferred foods—molluscs and crustaceans—in sand and mud of the bottom sediment. Often an unwanted catch by anglers, the smooth toadfish is highly poisonous because of the tetrodotoxin present in its body, and eating it may result in death.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Pallid sturgeon - December 11, 2015
 * Main editors: Casliber
 * Promoted: November 14, 2015
 * Reasons for nomination:
 * Support as nominator. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:22, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Support A very interesting read and something different and well-written and researched to add to the main page. Aoba47 (talk) 02:05, 8 July 2016 (UTC)