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Tetraodon Linnaeus, 1758

154803  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154803)

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Dichotomycterus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Monotreta · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tetracon · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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  1. Species Tetraodon barbatus Roberts, 1998
  2. Species Tetraodon duboisi Poll, 1959
  3. Species Tetraodon implutus Jenyns, 1842
  4. Species Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758
  5. Species Tetraodon mbu Boulenger, 1899
  6. Species Tetraodon miurus Boulenger, 1902
  7. Species Tetraodon pustulatus Murray, 1857
  8. Species Tetraodon schoutedeni Pellegrin, 1926
  9. Species Tetraodon waandersii Bleeker, 1853
  10. Species Tetraodon abei Roberts, 1998 accepted as Pao abei (Roberts, 1998)
  11. Species Tetraodon aerostaticus Jenyns, 1842 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
  12. Species Tetraodon aerostatious Jenyns, 1842 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798) (misspelling)
  13. Species Tetraodon alboreticulatus Tanaka, 1908 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
  14. Species Tetraodon armilla Waite & McCulloch, 1915 accepted as Omegophora armilla (Waite & McCulloch, 1915)
  15. Species Tetraodon aspilos Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  16. Species Tetraodon baileyi Sontirat, 1985 accepted as Pao baileyi (Sontirat, 1985)
  17. Species Tetraodon basilevskianus Basilewsky, 1855 accepted as Takifugu basilevskianus (Basilewsky, 1855)
  18. Species Tetraodon bergii Popta, 1905 accepted as Pao bergii (Popta, 1905) (senior synonym)
  19. Species Tetraodon bicolor Brevoort, 1856 accepted as Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789)
  20. Species Tetraodon biocellatus Tirant, 1885 accepted as Dichotomyctere ocellatus (Steindachner, 1870)
  21. Species Tetraodon blochii Castelnau, 1861 accepted as Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789)
  22. Species Tetraodon borneensis Regan, 1903 accepted as Carinotetraodon borneensis (Regan, 1903) (senior synonym)
  23. Species Tetraodon bourouensis Bibron, 1855 accepted as Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton, 1822) (junior synonym)
  24. Species Tetraodon calamara Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
  25. Species Tetraodon cambodgiensis Chabanaud, 1923 accepted as Pao cambodgiensis (Chabanaud, 1923)
  26. Species Tetraodon cochinchinensis (Steindachner, 1866) accepted as Pao cochinchinensis (Steindachner, 1866)
  27. Species Tetraodon coronatus Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 accepted as Canthigaster coronata (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
  28. Species Tetraodon cutcutia Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Leiodon cutcutia (Hamilton, 1822)
  29. Species Tetraodon darwinii Castelnau, 1873 accepted as Marilyna darwinii (Castelnau, 1873)
  30. Species Tetraodon diadematus Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Arothron diadematus (Rüppell, 1829)
  31. Species Tetraodon dorsounicolor Bibron, 1855 accepted as Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton, 1822) (junior synonym)
  32. Species Tetraodon erythrotaenia Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Dichotomyctere erythrotaenia (Bleeker, 1853)
  33. Species Tetraodon fahaka Hasselquist, 1762 accepted as Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758
  34. Species Tetraodon fangi Pellegrin & Chevey, 1940 accepted as Pao fangi (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1940) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  35. Species Tetraodon fasciatus MacLeay, 1878 accepted as Marilyna darwinii (Castelnau, 1873)
  36. Species Tetraodon firmamentum Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Arothron firmamentum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
  37. Species Tetraodon fluviatilis Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Dichotomyctere fluviatilis (Hamilton, 1822)
  38. Species Tetraodon fornicatum Hora, 1933 accepted as Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton, 1822) (junior synonym)
  39. Species Tetraodon fuerthii Steindachner, 1876 accepted as Sphoeroides trichocephalus (Cope, 1870) (junior synonym)
  40. Species Tetraodon gillbanksii Clarke, 1897 accepted as Arothron gillbanksii (Clarke, 1897)
  41. Species Tetraodon gronovii Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Canthigaster valentini (Bleeker, 1853)
  42. Species Tetraodon guttifer (Bennett, 1831) accepted as Ephippion guttifer (Bennett, 1831)
  43. Species Tetraodon guttifer Rochebrune, 1883 accepted as Tetraodon pustulatus Murray, 1857
  44. Species Tetraodon hartlaubii Bianconi, 1854 accepted as Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton, 1822) (junior synonym)
  45. Species Tetraodon hilgendorfii Popta, 1905 accepted as Pao hilgendorfii (Popta, 1905) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  46. Species Tetraodon hispidus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  47. Species Tetraodon honckenii Bloch, 1785 accepted as Amblyrhynchote honckenii (Bloch, 1785) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  48. Species Tetraodon hypselogeneion Bleeker, 1852 accepted as Torquigener hypselogeneion (Bleeker, 1852)
  49. Species Tetraodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  50. Species Tetraodon inermis Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Lagocephalus inermis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
  51. Species Tetraodon janthinus Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 accepted as Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  52. Species Tetraodon kappa Bleeker, 1850 accepted as Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton, 1822)
  53. Species Tetraodon kretamensis Inger, 1953 accepted as Dichotomyctere kretamensis (Inger, 1953)
  54. Species Tetraodon kunhardtii Bleeker, 1850 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  55. Species Tetraodon lacrymatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798)
  56. Species Tetraodon laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766) accepted as Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
  57. Species Tetraodon lagocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  58. Species Tetraodon leiogaster Smith, 1865 accepted as Tetraodon pustulatus Murray, 1857
  59. Species Tetraodon leiurus Bleeker, 1850 accepted as Pao leiurus (Bleeker, 1850)
  60. Species Tetraodon leopardus Day, 1878 accepted as Chelonodontops leopardus (Day, 1878)
  61. Species Tetraodon lineatum Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
  62. Species Tetraodon lorteti Tirant, 1885 accepted as Carinotetraodon lorteti (Tirant, 1885) (senior synonym)
  63. Species Tetraodon maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Sphoeroides maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  64. Species Tetraodon maculatus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton, 1822) (junior synonym)
  65. Species Tetraodon mappa Lesson, 1831 accepted as Arothron mappa (Lesson, 1831)
  66. Species Tetraodon margaritatus Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Canthigaster margaritata (Rüppell, 1829)
  67. Species Tetraodon meleagris Anonymous, 1798 accepted as Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798)
  68. Species Tetraodon modestus Bleeker, 1850 accepted as Auriglobus modestus (Bleeker, 1850)
  69. Species Tetraodon mola Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  70. Species Tetraodon naritus Richardson, 1848 accepted as Chonerhinos naritus (Richardson, 1848)
  71. Species Tetraodon nigropunctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  72. Species Tetraodon nigroviridis Marion de Procé, 1822 accepted as Dichotomyctere nigroviridis (Marion de Procé, 1822)
  73. Species Tetraodon oblongus (Bloch, 1786) accepted as Takifugu oblongus (Bloch, 1786)
  74. Species Tetraodon ocellaris Klausewitz, 1957 accepted as Pao ocellaris (Klausewitz, 1957)
  75. Species Tetraodon ocellatus Bleeker, 1865 accepted as Pao palembangensis (Bleeker, 1851)
  76. Species Tetraodon ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Takifugu ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (senior synonym)
  77. Species Tetraodon pachygaster Müller & Troschel, 1848 accepted as Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848)
  78. Species Tetraodon palembangensis Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Pao palembangensis (Bleeker, 1851) (synonym)
  79. Species Tetraodon palustris Saenjundaeng, Vidthayanon & Grudpun, 2013 accepted as Pao brevirostris (Benl, 1957)
  80. Species Tetraodon papua Bleeker, 1848 accepted as Canthigaster papua (Bleeker, 1848)
  81. Species Tetraodon pardalis Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Takifugu pardalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
  82. Species Tetraodon parvus Joannis, 1835 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  83. Species Tetraodon patoca Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton, 1822)
  84. Species Tetraodon perspicillaris Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  85. Species Tetraodon petersii Bianconi, 1854 accepted as Canthigaster petersii (Bianconi, 1854) (synonym)
  86. Species Tetraodon physa Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809 accepted as Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  87. Species Tetraodon pinguis Vaillant, 1902 accepted as Pao palembangensis (Bleeker, 1851) (junior synonym)
  88. Species Tetraodon poecilonotus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Takifugu poecilonotus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
  89. Species Tetraodon porphyreus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Takifugu porphyreus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
  90. Species Tetraodon potamophilus Bleeker, 1849 accepted as Dichotomyctere nigroviridis (Marion de Procé, 1822)
  91. Species Tetraodon punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
  92. Species Tetraodon reticularis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arothron reticularis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  93. Species Tetraodon rivulatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Canthigaster rivulata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
  94. Species Tetraodon rubripes Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Takifugu rubripes (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
  95. Species Tetraodon sabahensis Dekkers, 1975 accepted as Dichotomyctere sabahensis (Dekkers, 1975)
  96. Species Tetraodon sazanami Tanaka, 1916 accepted as Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  97. Species Tetraodon scaber Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  98. Species Tetraodon sceleratus Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789) (synonym)
  99. Species Tetraodon semistriatus Rüppell, 1837 accepted as Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  100. Species Tetraodon setosus Smith, 1886 accepted as Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798) (synonym)
  101. Species Tetraodon simulans Cantor, 1849 accepted as Dichotomyctere nigroviridis (Marion de Procé, 1822)
  102. Species Tetraodon somphongsi Klausewitz, 1957 accepted as Carinotetraodon lorteti (Tirant, 1885) (synonym)
  103. Species Tetraodon sordidus Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  104. Species Tetraodon steindachneri Dekkers, 1975 accepted as Dichotomyctere ocellatus (Steindachner, 1870) (synonym)
  105. Species Tetraodon stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
  106. Species Tetraodon stellatus Anonymous, 1798 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
  107. Species Tetraodon stellatus Shaw, 1804 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
  108. Species Tetraodon stictonotus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Takifugu stictonotus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
  109. Species Tetraodon strigosus Bennett, 1834 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
  110. Species Tetraodon striolatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (unaccepted)
  111. Species Tetraodon suvattii Sontirat & Soonthornsatit, 1985 (unaccepted)
  112. Species Tetraodon testudineus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, synonym)
  113. Species Tetraodon travancoricus Hora & Nair, 1941 (unaccepted)
  114. Species Tetraodon trichocephalus Cope, 1870 (unaccepted, synonym)
  115. Species Tetraodon truncatus Retzius, 1785 (unaccepted)
  116. Species Tetraodon turgidus (Kottelat, 2000) (unaccepted)
  117. Species Tetraodon valentini Bleeker, 1853 (unaccepted)
  118. Species Tetraodon vermicularis Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 (unaccepted)
  119. Species Tetraodon werneri Benl & Chlupaty, 1957 (unaccepted, ambiguous synonym)
  120. Species Tetraodon xanthopterus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 (unaccepted)
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Tetraodon Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154803 on 2025-05-13
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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

 
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