Fish Identification: Find Species

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

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Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Arothron caeruleopunctatus
[Blue-spotted puffer]

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Arothron carduus
[]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Arothron diadematus
[Masked puffer]

Photo by Photo by CSIRO

Arothron firmamentum
[Starry toado]

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Arothron gillbanksii
[]

Photo by Photo by Kochzius, M.

Arothron hispidus
[White-spotted puffer]

Photo by Photo by Field, R.

Arothron immaculatus
[Immaculate puffer]

Photo by Photo by Koch, R.J.

Arothron inconditus
[Bellystriped blaasop]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Arothron manilensis
[Narrow-lined puffer]

Photo by Photo by Calton Law@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Arothron mappa
[Map puffer]

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.

Arothron meleagris
[Guineafowl puffer]

Photo by Photo by Field, R.

Arothron multilineatus
[Many-lined pufferfish]

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.

Arothron nigropunctatus
[Blackspotted puffer]

Photo by Photo by Greenfield, J.

Arothron reticularis
[Reticulated pufferfish]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Arothron stellatus
[Stellate puffer]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Arothron caeruleopunctatus	Blue-spotted puffer	Indo-West Pacific	80 TL	1994
Arothron carduus		Eastern Indian Ocean		1849
Arothron diadematus	Masked puffer	Western Indian Ocean	30 TL	1829
Arothron firmamentum	Starry toado	Western Pacific	35 SL	1850
Arothron gillbanksii		Southwest Pacific		1897
Arothron hispidus	White-spotted puffer	Indo-Pacific	50 TL	1758
Arothron immaculatus	Immaculate puffer	Indo-West Pacific	37.5 TL	1801
Arothron inconditus	Bellystriped blaasop	Southeast Atlantic	40 TL	1958
Arothron manilensis	Narrow-lined puffer	Western Pacific	31 TL	1822
Arothron mappa	Map puffer	Indo-Pacific	65 TL	1831
Arothron meleagris	Guineafowl puffer	Indo-Pacific	50 TL	1798
Arothron multilineatus	Many-lined pufferfish	Indo-West Pacific	43 SL	2016
Arothron nigropunctatus	Blackspotted puffer	Indo-Pacific	33 TL	1801
Arothron reticularis	Reticulated pufferfish	Indo-West Pacific	45 SL	1801
Arothron stellatus	Stellate puffer	Indo-Pacific	120 TL	1798

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Fish Identification: Find Species

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

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

(See list of species below)