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Tetrodon 
AphiaID: 297923

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Tetraodontidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
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Rank Genus
Parent Tetraodontidae
Source  basis of record: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

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 Species Tetrodon amboinensis
Species Tetrodon lagocephalus

Species Tetrodon aerostaticus Jenyns, 1842 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
Species Tetrodon alboplumbeus Richardson, 1845 accepted as Takifugu alboplumbeus (Richardson, 1845)
Species Tetrodon altipinnis Ogilby, 1891 accepted as Torquigener altipinnis (Ogilby, 1891)
Species Tetrodon angusticeps Jenyns, 1842 accepted as Sphoeroides angusticeps (Jenyns, 1842)
Species Tetrodon annulatus Jenyns, 1842 accepted as Sphoeroides annulatus (Jenyns, 1842)
Species Tetrodon basilevskianus Basilewsky, 1855 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Tetrodon bergii Popta, 1905 accepted as Tetraodon leiurus Bleeker, 1851
Species Tetrodon bimaculatus Richardson, 1845 accepted as Takifugu bimaculatus (Richardson, 1845)
Species Tetrodon brevipinnis Regan, 1903 accepted as Torquigener brevipinnis (Regan, 1903)
Species Tetrodon callisternus Ogilby, 1889 accepted as Canthigaster callisterna (Ogilby, 1889)
Species Tetrodon capistratus Lowe, 1839 accepted as Canthigaster capistrata (Lowe, 1839)
Species Tetrodon carduus Cantor, 1849 accepted as Arothron carduus (Cantor, 1849)
Species Tetrodon caria Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Tetraodon cutcutia Hamilton, 1822
Species Tetrodon caudofasciatus Günther, 1870 accepted as Canthigaster rivulata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
Species Tetrodon cheesemanii Clarke, 1897 accepted as Sphoeroides cheesemanii (Clarke, 1897)
Species Tetrodon chrysops Hilgendorf, 1879 accepted as Takifugu chrysops (Hilgendorf, 1879)
Species Tetrodon compressus Marion de Procé, 1822 accepted as Canthigaster compressa (Marion de Procé, 1822)
Species Tetrodon cutaneus Günther, 1870 accepted as Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848)
Species Tetrodon cutcutia Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Tetraodon cutcutia Hamilton, 1822
Species Tetrodon darwinii Castelnau, 1873 accepted as Marilyna darwinii (Castelnau, 1873)
Species Tetrodon dissutidens Cantor, 1849 accepted as Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822)
Species Tetrodon fasciatus Macleay, 1878 accepted as Marilyna darwinii (Castelnau, 1873)
Species Tetrodon florealis Cope, 1871 accepted as Torquigener florealis (Cope, 1871)
Species Tetrodon fluviatilis Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Tetraodon fluviatilis Hamilton, 1822
Species Tetrodon formosus Günther, 1870 accepted as Guentheridia formosa (Günther, 1870)
Species Tetrodon gillbanksii Clarke, 1897 accepted as Arothron gillbanksii (Clarke, 1897)
Species Tetrodon glaber Fréminville, 1813 accepted as Tetractenos glaber (Fréminville, 1813)
Species Tetrodon gularis Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Tetraodon cutcutia Hamilton, 1822
Species Tetrodon guttifer Bennett, 1831 accepted as Ephippion guttifer (Bennett, 1831)
Species Tetrodon hamiltoni Richardson, 1846 accepted as Tetractenos hamiltoni (Richardson, 1846)
Species Tetrodon hispidus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Tetrodon honckenii Bloch, 1785 accepted as Amblyrhynchotes honckenii (Bloch, 1785)
Species Tetrodon hypselogeneion Bleeker, 1852 accepted as Torquigener hypselogeneion (Bleeker, 1852)
Species Tetrodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Tetrodon implutus Jenyns, 1842 accepted as Tetraodon implutus Jenyns, 1842
Species Tetrodon insignitus Richardson, 1848 accepted as Canthigaster compressa (Marion de Procé, 1822)
Species Tetrodon insularum De Vis, 1884 accepted as Tetractenos hamiltoni (Richardson, 1846)
Species Tetrodon laevigatus Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Species Tetrodon laterna Richardson, 1845 accepted as Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Tetrodon leiurus Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Tetraodon leiurus Bleeker, 1851
Species Tetrodon leopardus Day, 1878 accepted as Arothron leopardus (Day, 1878)
Species Tetrodon lineolatus Poey, 1868 accepted as Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Species Tetrodon lunaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Lagocephalus lunaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Tetrodon manilensis Marion de Procé, 1822 accepted as Arothron manilensis (Marion de Procé, 1822)
Species Tetrodon mappa Lesson, 1831 accepted as Arothron mappa (Lesson, 1831)
Species Tetrodon marmoratus Lowe, 1838 accepted as Sphoeroides marmoratus (Lowe, 1838)
Species Tetrodon mbu Boulenger, 1899 accepted as Tetraodon mbu Boulenger, 1899
Species Tetrodon meleagris Anonymous, 1798 accepted as Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798)
Species Tetrodon nephelus Goode & Bean, 1882 accepted as Sphoeroides nephelus (Goode & Bean, 1882)
Species Tetrodon nigropunctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Tetrodon nigroviridis Marion de Procé, 1822 accepted as Tetraodon nigroviridis Marion de Procé, 1822
Species Tetrodon oblongus Bloch, 1786 accepted as Takifugu oblongus (Bloch, 1786)
Species Tetrodon ocellatus Bennett, 1830 accepted as Canthigaster bennetti (Bleeker, 1854)
Species Tetrodon ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Takifugu ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Tetrodon ornatus Poey, 1867 accepted as Canthigaster rostrata (Bloch, 1786)
Species Tetrodon oxyrrhynchus Lockington, 1881 accepted as Canthigaster punctatissima (Günther, 1870)
Species Tetrodon pachygaster Müller & Troschel, 1848 accepted as Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848)
Species Tetrodon patoca Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822)
Species Tetrodon pennantii Yarrell, 1836 accepted as Lagocephalus lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Tetrodon petersii Bianconi, 1854 accepted as Canthigaster solandri (Richardson, 1845)
Species Tetrodon pleurogramma Regan, 1903 accepted as Torquigener pleurogramma (Regan, 1903)
Species Tetrodon pleurospilus Regan, 1919 accepted as Chelonodon pleurospilus (Regan, 1919)
Species Tetrodon pleurostictus Günther, 1872 accepted as Marilyna pleurosticta (Günther, 1872)
Species Tetrodon psittacus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Colomesus psittacus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Tetrodon punctatissimus Günther, 1870 accepted as Canthigaster punctatissima (Günther, 1870)
Species Tetrodon punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
Species Tetrodon pusillus Klunzinger, 1871 accepted as Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Tetrodon pustulatus (Murray, 1857) accepted as Tetraodon pustulatus Murray, 1857
Species Tetrodon reticularis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arothron reticularis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Tetrodon richei Fréminville, 1813 accepted as Contusus richei (Fréminville, 1813)
Species Tetrodon rostratus Bloch, 1786 accepted as Canthigaster rostrata (Bloch, 1786)
Species Tetrodon sanctaehelenae Günther, 1870 accepted as Canthigaster sanctaehelenae (Günther, 1870)
Species Tetrodon sceleratus Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789)
Species Tetrodon setosus Smith, 1886 accepted as Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798)
Species Tetrodon simulans Cantor, 1849 accepted as Tetraodon nigroviridis Marion de Procé, 1822
Species Tetrodon solandri Richardson, 1845 accepted as Canthigaster solandri (Richardson, 1845)
Species Tetrodon sordidus Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Tetrodon spadiceus Richardson, 1845 accepted as Lagocephalus spadiceus (Richardson, 1845)
Species Tetrodon spengleri Bloch, 1785 accepted as Sphoeroides spengleri (Bloch, 1785)
Species Tetrodon stellatus Donovan, 1804 accepted as Lagocephalus lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Tetrodon stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
Species Tetrodon stellatus Shaw, 1804 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
Species Tetrodon stellatus Anonymous, 1798 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
Species Tetrodon strigosus Bennett, 1834 accepted as Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Tetrodon taeniatus Peters, 1855 accepted as Canthigaster valentini (Bleeker, 1853)
Species Tetrodon truncatus Retzius, 1785 accepted as Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776)
Species Tetrodon turgidus Mitchill, 1815 accepted as Sphoeroides maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Tetrodon virgatus Richardson, 1846 accepted as Arothron manilensis (Marion de Procé, 1822)
Environment marine, terrestrial
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:297923
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Tetrodon. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=297923 on 2013-06-19
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