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Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)

219928  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219928)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tetrodon stellatus 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 Considered as the giant among puffers reaching a total length well in excess of a meter. Relatively uncommon in patch reefs...  
Description Considered as the giant among puffers reaching a total length well in excess of a meter. Relatively uncommon in patch reefs and coral slopes near sandy areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219928 on 2025-05-31
Date
action
by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
1998-06-18 06:08:16Z
changed
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed
2010-05-06 12:14:18Z
changed

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Nomenclature

original description (of Tetraodon calamara 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] 

original description (of Kanduka michiei Hora, 1925) Hora, S. L. (1925). Notes on fishes in the Indian Museum. VII. On a new genus of "Globe-fishes" (fam. Tetraodontidae). <em>Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta).</em> v. 26 (pt 6): 579-582, Pl. 34. [details] 

original description (of Diodon asper Cuvier, 1818) Cuvier, G. (1818). Sur les Diodons, vulgairement orbes-épineux. <em>Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> v. 4: 121-138, Pls. 6-7.
page(s): 138, Pl. 6 [details] 

original description (of Tetraodon aerostaticus Jenyns, 1842) Jenyns, L. (1840-1842). Fish. <em>In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R. N., during the years 1832 to 1836.</em> London: Smith, Elder, and Co. Issued in 4 parts. i-xvi + 1-172, Pls. 1-29. [details] 

original description (of Tetraodon alboreticulatus Tanaka, 1908) Tanaka, S. (1908). Notes on some Japanese fishes, with descriptions of fourteen new species. <em>Journal of the College of Science. Imperial University, Tokyo.</em> v. 23 (art. 7): 1-54, Pls. 1-4. [details] 

original description (of Tetrodon stellatus 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] 

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] OpenAccess publication

Other

additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [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  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Description Considered as the giant among puffers reaching a total length well in excess of a meter. Relatively uncommon in patch reefs and coral slopes near sandy areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs. [details]
    Definitions

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LanguageName 
English starry toadfishblackspotted puffer  [details]
Japanese モヨウフグ  [details]