Tetraodontidae
Fingerprint Toby
Canthigaster compressa (Marion de Procé, 1822)
Canthigaster compressa, the compressed/fingerprint toby, is a small diurnal demersal marine puffer found in western Pacific tropical waters.
Ocellate Toby
Canthigaster rivulata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
Canthigaster rivulata is a toxin-bearing Indo-Pacific pufferfish with distinctive dark body markings.
Pearl Toby
Canthigaster margaritata (Rüppell, 1829)
Canthigaster margaritata, the pearl toby, is a reef pufferfish species found in Indo-Pacific waters including the Red Sea.
Pacific Crown Toby
Canthigaster axiologus Whitley, 1931
Canthigaster axiologus, the Pacific crown toby, is a small marine pufferfish found in tropical Western Pacific waters.
Clown Toby
Canthigaster callisterna (Ogilby, 1889)
Canthigaster callisterna, the clown toado, is a poisonous 10–20 cm puffer found in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
Guineafowl Puffer
Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798)
Arothron meleagris is a solitary, toxin-producing pufferfish with multiple color variations, found on Indo-Pacific coral reefs.
Blackspotted Puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Arothron nigropunctatus is a small pufferfish found in non-Red Sea Indo-Pacific tropical reef and lagoon waters up to 25 m deep.
Map Puffer
Arothron mappa (Lesson, 1831)
Arothron mappa is a medium-sized map puffer fish, toxic in organs but edible with proper preparation.
White-spotted Puffer
Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Arothron hispidus, the poisonous white-spotted puffer fish, is a medium-large, nocturnal puffer found across the Indo-Pacific and recorded recently in the Mediterranean.
Bluespotted Puffer
Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994
Arothron caeruleopunctatus is a medium-sized pufferfish found in Indo-Pacific reefs down to 25 meters depth, growing up to 80 cm long.
Narrowlined Puffer
Arothron manilensis (Marion de Procé, 1822)
Arothron manilensis is a small pufferfish found in central Indo-Pacific tropical waters, with distinct brown horizontal lines and yellowish fins.
Starry Puffer
Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
Arothron stellatus is a large tropical pufferfish found across Indo-Pacific reef and lagoon habitats.
Masked Puffer
Arothron diadematus (Rüppell, 1829)
Arothron diadematus is a fish species native only to the Red Sea's coral reefs, found from the surface to 20m depth.
Yellow-eyed Puffer
Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Arothron immaculatus, the immaculate puffer, is a Indo-West Pacific pufferfish with color-changing ability that lives in shallow coastal waters.
Reticulated Puffer
Arothron reticularis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Arothron reticularis, the reticulated pufferfish, is a tropical Indo-Pacific puffer found in shallow coastal and brackish habitats.
Bengal Reticulated Puffer
Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822)
Chelonodon patoca is a poisonous Indo-Pacific tropical pufferfish that is reportedly considered a delicacy in Japan.
Prickly Toadfish
Contusus brevicaudus Hardy, 1981
Contusus brevicaudus is a nocturnal Australian pufferfish, commonly called the prickly toadfish, growing up to 25 cm long.
Bennett's Puffer
Ephippion guttifer (Bennett, 1831)
The prickly puffer Ephippion guttifer is an 80cm pufferfish from the eastern Atlantic, the only species in its genus.
Silver Puffer
Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789)
Lagocephalus sceleratus, the toxic silver-cheeked toadfish, is spreading westward through the Mediterranean after migrating from the Red Sea.
Smooth Puffer
Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Lagocephalus laevigatus, the smooth puffer, is a dangerously toxic Atlantic pufferfish that feeds on fish and shrimp.
Banded Toadfish
Marilyna pleurosticta (Günther, 1872)
Marilyna pleurosticta, the banded toadfish, is an Australian carnivorous pufferfish of the family Tetraodontidae.
Ringed Puffer
Omegophora armilla (Waite & McCulloch, 1915)
The ringed toadfish (Omegophora armilla) is a poisonous carnivorous puffer found off southern Australia.
Bluespotted Toadfish
Omegophora cyanopunctata Hardy & Hutchins, 1981
Omegophora cyanopunctata is an Australian endemic marine pufferfish found from Gulf St Vincent to Rottnest Island.
Rippled Blaasop
Pelagocephalus marki Heemstra & Smith, 1981
Pelagocephalus marki, the rippled blaasop, is the only species in the monotypic pufferfish genus Pelagocephalus.
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