Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae Puffers
Subfamily: Tetraodontinae
Genus: Arothron

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16 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Arothron caeruleopunctatus
[Blue-spotted puffer]

No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean

Arothron carduus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Arothron diadematus
[Masked puffer]

Photo by CSIRO

Arothron firmamentum
[Starry toado]

No picture found
Southwest Pacific

Arothron gillbanksii
[]

Photo by Kochzius, M.

Arothron hispidus
[White-spotted puffer]

Photo by Field, R.

Arothron immaculatus
[Immaculate puffer]

Photo by SFSA

Arothron inconditus
[Bellystriped blaasop]

Photo by Zeena, K.V.

Arothron leopardus
[Banded leopardblowfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Arothron manilensis
[Narrow-lined puffer]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Arothron mappa
[Map puffer]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Arothron meleagris
[Guineafowl puffer]

Photo by Field, R.

Arothron multilineatus
[Many-lined pufferfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Arothron nigropunctatus
[Blackspotted puffer]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Arothron reticularis
[Reticulated pufferfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Arothron stellatus
[Stellate puffer]

16 Species of Family Tetraodontidae with Genus Arothron
(Puffers)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1994	Arothron caeruleopunctatus	Blue-spotted puffer	Indo-West Pacific	80 TL
1849	Arothron carduus		Eastern Indian Ocean
1829	Arothron diadematus	Masked puffer	Western Indian Ocean	30 TL
1850	Arothron firmamentum	Starry toado	Western Pacific	35 SL
1897	Arothron gillbanksii		Southwest Pacific
1758	Arothron hispidus	White-spotted puffer	Indo-Pacific	50 TL
1801	Arothron immaculatus	Immaculate puffer	Indo-West Pacific	30 TL
1958	Arothron inconditus	Bellystriped blaasop	Southeast Atlantic	40 TL
1878	Arothron leopardus	Banded leopardblowfish	Indian Ocean
1822	Arothron manilensis	Narrow-lined puffer	Western Pacific	31 TL
1831	Arothron mappa	Map puffer	Indo-Pacific	65 TL
1798	Arothron meleagris	Guineafowl puffer	Indo-Pacific	50 TL
2016	Arothron multilineatus	Many-lined pufferfish	Indo-West Pacific	43 SL
1801	Arothron nigropunctatus	Blackspotted puffer	Indo-Pacific	33 TL
1801	Arothron reticularis	Reticulated pufferfish	Indo-West Pacific	45 SL
1798	Arothron stellatus	Stellate puffer	Indo-Pacific	120 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: TetraodontiformesFamily: Tetraodontidae PuffersSubfamily: TetraodontinaeGenus: Arothron(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae Puffers
Subfamily: Tetraodontinae
Genus: Arothron

(See list of species below)