TAXONOMY ATLAS · LEVEL 04

Tetraodontidae

Tetraodontidae
Genera
33
Species
200

SPECIES INDEX

Species in this family

Browse all 200 published species in Tetraodontidae.

200 published species in this family

Starry toado (Arothron firmamentum)

Tetraodontidae

Starry toado

Arothron firmamentum
  • Marine
  • Up to 35 cm
Valentini puffer (Canthigaster valentini)

Tetraodontidae

Valentini puffer

Canthigaster valentini
  • Marine
  • Coastal waters and coral reefs
  • Up to 11 cm
Tetraodon waandersii

Tetraodontidae

Tetraodon waandersii

Tetraodon waandersii
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 3.6 cm
Red-eyed Puffer (Takifugu chrysops)

Tetraodontidae

Red-eyed Puffer

Takifugu chrysops
  • Marine
  • Up to 20 cm
Toadfish (Torquigener tuberculiferus)

Tetraodontidae

Toadfish

Torquigener tuberculiferus
  • Marine
  • Up to 9.5 cm
spotted puffer (Canthigaster janthinoptera)

Tetraodontidae

spotted puffer

Canthigaster janthinoptera
  • Marine
  • Up to 9 cm
White-spotted pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus)

Tetraodontidae

White-spotted pufferfish

Torquigener albomaculosus
  • Marine
  • Up to 12 cm
Stars and stripes puffer (Arothron hispidus)

Tetraodontidae

Stars and stripes puffer

Arothron hispidus
  • Marine
  • Coastal waters and coral reefs
  • Up to 50 cm
Guineafowl puffer (Arothron meleagris)

Tetraodontidae

Guineafowl puffer

Arothron meleagris
  • Marine
  • Up to 50 cm
Evileye blaasop (Amblyrhynchote honckenii)

Tetraodontidae

Evileye blaasop

Amblyrhynchote honckenii
  • Up to 30 cm
blunthead puffer (Sphoeroides pachygaster)

Tetraodontidae

blunthead puffer

Sphoeroides pachygaster
  • Marine
  • Up to 40.5 cm
Shy toby (Canthigaster ocellicincta)

Tetraodontidae

Shy toby

Canthigaster ocellicincta
  • Marine
  • Up to 7.5 cm
Ocellated pufferfish (Leiodon cutcutia)

Tetraodontidae

Ocellated pufferfish

Leiodon cutcutia
  • Up to 15 cm
Hardys toadfish (Contusus brevicaudus)

Tetraodontidae

Hardys toadfish

Contusus brevicaudus
  • Up to 25 cm
marbled puffer (Sphoeroides dorsalis)

Tetraodontidae

marbled puffer

Sphoeroides dorsalis
  • Marine
  • Up to 20 cm
Golden Puffer (Auriglobus modestus)

Tetraodontidae

Golden Puffer

Auriglobus modestus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10.6 cm
Common pufferfish (Torquigener pleurogramma)

Tetraodontidae

Common pufferfish

Torquigener pleurogramma
  • Up to 21 cm
Bennett's sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster bennetti)

Tetraodontidae

Bennett's sharpnose puffer

Canthigaster bennetti
  • Marine
  • Up to 10 cm
Red-striped toadfish (Dichotomyctere erythrotaenia)

Tetraodontidae

Red-striped toadfish

Dichotomyctere erythrotaenia
  • Up to 8.5 cm
masked puffer (Arothron diadematus)

Tetraodontidae

masked puffer

Arothron diadematus
  • Marine
  • Up to 30 cm
red-tail dwarf puffer (Carinotetraodon irrubesco)

Tetraodontidae

red-tail dwarf puffer

Carinotetraodon irrubesco
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 4.4 cm
Striped Redeye Puffer (Carinotetraodon salivator)

Tetraodontidae

Striped Redeye Puffer

Carinotetraodon salivator
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 4 cm
Natal toby (Canthigaster natalensis)

Tetraodontidae

Natal toby

Canthigaster natalensis
  • Marine
  • Up to 8.6 cm
spotted sharpnose (Canthigaster solandri)

Tetraodontidae

spotted sharpnose

Canthigaster solandri
  • Marine
  • Up to 12.1 cm