WoRMS taxon details
Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798)
219926 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219926)
accepted
Species
Arothron meleagridis (Anonymous, 1798) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Arothron ophryas Cope, 1871 · unaccepted
Arothron setosus (Smith, 1886) · unaccepted
Ovoides latifrons Jenkins, 1901 · unaccepted
Tetraodon lacrymatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 · unaccepted
Tetraodon meleagris Anonymous, 1798 · unaccepted
Tetraodon setosus Smith, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tetrodon meleagris Anonymous, 1798 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tetrodon setosus Smith, 1886 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tetrodon meleagris Anonymous, 1798) Anonymous [Lacepède]. (1798). Paris b. Plassan: Histoire naturelle des poissons par le Cit. La Cepède, etc. (Beschluss der im vorigen Stücke abgebrochenen Recension). <em>Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung.</em> 1798 (pt. 3) (no. 288) (for 25 Sept. 1798): cols. 681-685. [Book review. First Latinization of Antennarius commerson and Tetrodon meleagris.]. [details]
Description Occurs in coral-rich areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of over 14 m. Feeds mainly on tips of branching...
Description Occurs in coral-rich areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of over 14 m. Feeds mainly on tips of branching corals and to a lesser extent on sponges, molluscs, bryozoans, tunicates, forams, algae, and detritus. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219926 on 2025-09-22
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Tetraodon lacrymatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. <em>In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M.</em> 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Arothron ophryas Cope, 1871) Cope, E. D. (1871). Contribution to the ichthyology of the Lesser Antilles. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series).</em> v. 14 (pt 3) (art. 5): 445-483.
page(s): 479 [details]
original description (of Ovoides latifrons Jenkins, 1901) Jenkins, O. P. (1901). Descriptions of fifteen new species of fishes from the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> 19 (1899): 387-404. [details]
original description (of Tetrodon meleagris Anonymous, 1798) Anonymous [Lacepède]. (1798). Paris b. Plassan: Histoire naturelle des poissons par le Cit. La Cepède, etc. (Beschluss der im vorigen Stücke abgebrochenen Recension). <em>Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung.</em> 1798 (pt. 3) (no. 288) (for 25 Sept. 1798): cols. 681-685. [Book review. First Latinization of Antennarius commerson and Tetrodon meleagris.]. [details]
original description (of Tetrodon setosus Smith, 1886) Smith, R. (1886). On Tetraodon setosus, a new species allied to Tetraodon meleagris Lacép. <em>Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> v. 2: 155-156. [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 Arothron ophryas Cope, 1871) Cope, E. D. (1871). Contribution to the ichthyology of the Lesser Antilles. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series).</em> v. 14 (pt 3) (art. 5): 445-483.
page(s): 479 [details]
original description (of Ovoides latifrons Jenkins, 1901) Jenkins, O. P. (1901). Descriptions of fifteen new species of fishes from the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> 19 (1899): 387-404. [details]
original description (of Tetrodon meleagris Anonymous, 1798) Anonymous [Lacepède]. (1798). Paris b. Plassan: Histoire naturelle des poissons par le Cit. La Cepède, etc. (Beschluss der im vorigen Stücke abgebrochenen Recension). <em>Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung.</em> 1798 (pt. 3) (no. 288) (for 25 Sept. 1798): cols. 681-685. [Book review. First Latinization of Antennarius commerson and Tetrodon meleagris.]. [details]
original description (of Tetrodon setosus Smith, 1886) Smith, R. (1886). On Tetraodon setosus, a new species allied to Tetraodon meleagris Lacép. <em>Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> v. 2: 155-156. [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
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Authority Authority (Shaw, 1758) in <130> [details]Description Occurs in coral-rich areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of over 14 m. Feeds mainly on tips of branching corals and to a lesser extent on sponges, molluscs, bryozoans, tunicates, forams, algae, and detritus. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Guineafowl puffer | [details] |
| Japanese | ミゾレフグ | [details] |
| Spanish | botete aletas punteadas | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (33 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Tetrodon setosus Smith, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Ovoides latifrons Jenkins, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon lacrymatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon meleagris Anonymous, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon meleagris Anonymous, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Arothron ophryas Cope, 1871)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Guineafowl Puffer)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Guineafowl Puffer)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Arothron meleagris)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon lacrymatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To FishBase (from synonym Arothron ophryas Cope, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon meleagris Anonymous, 1798)
To FishBase (from synonym Ovoides latifrons Jenkins, 1901)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon meleagris Anonymous, 1798)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon setosus Smith, 1886)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon setosus Smith, 1886)
To Fishbase (from synonym Arothron setosus (Smith, 1886))
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 96 proteins)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 96 proteins) (from synonym Tetrodon meleagris Anonymous, 1798)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arothron meleagris USNM 409061 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arothron meleagris USNM 440027 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ovoides latifrons P08352 illustration) (from synonym Ovoides latifrons Jenkins, 1901)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Tetrodon setosus Smith, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Ovoides latifrons Jenkins, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon lacrymatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon meleagris Anonymous, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon meleagris Anonymous, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Arothron ophryas Cope, 1871)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Guineafowl Puffer)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Guineafowl Puffer)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Arothron meleagris)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon lacrymatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To FishBase (from synonym Arothron ophryas Cope, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon meleagris Anonymous, 1798)
To FishBase (from synonym Ovoides latifrons Jenkins, 1901)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon meleagris Anonymous, 1798)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon setosus Smith, 1886)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon setosus Smith, 1886)
To Fishbase (from synonym Arothron setosus (Smith, 1886))
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 96 proteins)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 96 proteins) (from synonym Tetrodon meleagris Anonymous, 1798)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arothron meleagris USNM 409061 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arothron meleagris USNM 440027 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ovoides latifrons P08352 illustration) (from synonym Ovoides latifrons Jenkins, 1901)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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