WoRMS taxon details
Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
219931 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219931)
accepted
Species
Crayracion immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted
Dilobmycterus sordidus (Rüppell, 1829) · unaccepted (synonym)
Dilobomycter sordidus (Rüppell, 1829) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tetraodon aspilos Bleeker, 1851 · unaccepted
Tetraodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
Tetraodon kunhardtii Bleeker, 1850 · unaccepted
Tetraodon parvus Joannis, 1835 · unaccepted
Tetraodon scaber Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850 · unaccepted
Tetraodon sordidus Rüppell, 1829 · unaccepted
Tetrodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tetrodon sordidus Rüppell, 1829 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tetrodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary [details]
Description Inhabits weedy areas, often in estuaries; seagrass beds and mangrove areas in 1-1.5 m. Specimens caught by trawling over...
Description Inhabits weedy areas, often in estuaries; seagrass beds and mangrove areas in 1-1.5 m. Specimens caught by trawling over silty bottoms in 17 m. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219931 on 2025-10-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Tetraodon aspilos Bleeker, 1851) Bleeker, P. (1851). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Riouw. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 2 (no. 3): 469-497. [details]
original description (of Tetraodon kunhardtii Bleeker, 1850) Bleeker, P. (1850). Over drie nieuwe soorten van Tetraödon van den Indischen Archipel. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 1 (no. 2): 96-97. [details]
original description (of Tetraodon scaber Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850) Eydoux, J. F. T. ; Souleyet, F. A. (1850). Poissons In: Voyage autour du monde exécuté pendant les années 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite, commandée par M. Vaillant. <em>Zoologie, Paris.</em> Vol. 1 (pt 2). i-iv, i-xxxix + 1-334, Pls. 1-10. Pp. 155-216. [details]
original description (of Tetrodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary [details]
original description (of Tetraodon parvus Joannis, 1835) Joannis, L. de. (1835). Observations sur les poissons du Nil, et description de plusieurs espèces nouvelles. [Also includes: Tableau des poissons du Nil.]. <em>Magasin de Zoologie.</em> 1835 (5 anneé): 53 pp. numbered as Classe IV, Pls. 1-15. ["Classe IV" misprinted Classe III or Cl. III on some page headings. Author also seen as De Joannis.]. [details]
original description (of Tetrodon sordidus Rüppell, 1829) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828-30). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. <em>Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner).</em> 1-141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1-35. [Part 1 (1828): 1-26, Pls. 1-6; part 2 (1829): 27-94, Pls. 7-24; part 3 (1830):95-141, Pls. 25-35.]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Tetraodon kunhardtii Bleeker, 1850) Bleeker, P. (1850). Over drie nieuwe soorten van Tetraödon van den Indischen Archipel. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 1 (no. 2): 96-97. [details]
original description (of Tetraodon scaber Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850) Eydoux, J. F. T. ; Souleyet, F. A. (1850). Poissons In: Voyage autour du monde exécuté pendant les années 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite, commandée par M. Vaillant. <em>Zoologie, Paris.</em> Vol. 1 (pt 2). i-iv, i-xxxix + 1-334, Pls. 1-10. Pp. 155-216. [details]
original description (of Tetrodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary [details]
original description (of Tetraodon parvus Joannis, 1835) Joannis, L. de. (1835). Observations sur les poissons du Nil, et description de plusieurs espèces nouvelles. [Also includes: Tableau des poissons du Nil.]. <em>Magasin de Zoologie.</em> 1835 (5 anneé): 53 pp. numbered as Classe IV, Pls. 1-15. ["Classe IV" misprinted Classe III or Cl. III on some page headings. Author also seen as De Joannis.]. [details]
original description (of Tetrodon sordidus Rüppell, 1829) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828-30). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. <em>Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner).</em> 1-141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1-35. [Part 1 (1828): 1-26, Pls. 1-6; part 2 (1829): 27-94, Pls. 7-24; part 3 (1830):95-141, Pls. 25-35.]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits weedy areas, often in estuaries; seagrass beds and mangrove areas in 1-1.5 m. Specimens caught by trawling over silty bottoms in 17 m. [details]
To Barcode of Life (27 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Crayracion immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon aspilos Bleeker, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon sordidus Rüppell, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon scaber Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon parvus Joannis, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon sordidus Rüppell, 1829)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Arothron immaculatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon aspilos Bleeker, 1851)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon kunhardtii Bleeker, 1850)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon parvus Joannis, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Crayracion immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon scaber Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon sordidus Rüppell, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Dilobmycterus sordidus (Rüppell, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon sordidus Rüppell, 1829)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Tetraodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Tetrodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Crayracion immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arothron immaculatus FIN034704 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arothron immaculatus USNM 168455 radiograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Crayracion immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon aspilos Bleeker, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon sordidus Rüppell, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon scaber Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon parvus Joannis, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon sordidus Rüppell, 1829)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Arothron immaculatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon aspilos Bleeker, 1851)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon kunhardtii Bleeker, 1850)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon parvus Joannis, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Crayracion immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon scaber Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon sordidus Rüppell, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Dilobmycterus sordidus (Rüppell, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon sordidus Rüppell, 1829)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Tetraodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Tetrodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Crayracion immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arothron immaculatus FIN034704 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arothron immaculatus USNM 168455 radiograph lateral view)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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