Tetraroge niger (Cuvier, 1829)
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 Family:  Tetrarogidae (Wasp fishes)
 Max. size:  13.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal, amphidromous
 Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: India, Philippines, Indonesia, and New Guinea. Also from the Ryukyu Islands (Ref. 559). Rare in freshwaters (Ref. 245).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Rare species (Ref. 559). Possess venom glands at the base of some of the spines.
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  venomous
 Country info:  Collected in 1993 from Calbiga-a creek, Leyte (Ref. 7223). Also Ref. 7050.

 Entered by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 18.07.94
 Modified by: Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen - 20.08.09

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