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darwinii, Tetrodon Castelnau [F. L.] 1873:94 [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 2; ref. 758] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Syntypes: MNHN B-1475 to B-1476 (1, 1). Non-type material: MNHN B-2123 (1). Type catalog: Le Danois 1963:473-474 [ref. 21440] as darwini, Russell & Bray 2026:38 [ref. 43233]. Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. •Valid as Marilyna darwinii (Castelnau 1873) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:156 [ref. 25477], Allen 1997:248 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:376 [ref. 23967], Ebert 2001:76 [ref. 25494], Hutchins 2001:48 [ref. 25847], Hoese et al. 2006:1922 [ref. 29099], Larson et al. 2013:238 [ref. 32988], Russell & Bray 2026:38 [ref. 43233]). Current status: Valid as Marilyna darwinii (Castelnau 1873). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: northern Western Australia, Northern Territory and northern Queensland (Australia) and Papua New Guinea. IUCN (2014): Least Concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.


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