WoRMS taxon details
Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
219925 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219925)
accepted
Species
Arothon hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Arothron hispidus perspicillaris (Rüppell, 1829) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Crayracion hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Dilobomycter hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Dilobomycterus hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (synonym)
Takifugu hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Tetraodon hispidus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Tetraodon perspicillaris Rüppell, 1829 · unaccepted
Tetraodon sazanami Tanaka, 1916 · unaccepted
Tetraodon semistriatus Rüppell, 1837 · unaccepted
Tetrodon hispidus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tetrodon laterna Richardson, 1845 · unaccepted
Tetrodon pusillus Klunzinger, 1871 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Arothron hispidus perspicillaris (Rüppell, 1829) accepted as Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tetrodon hispidus Linnaeus, 1758) 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, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Inhabits outer reef slopes to depths of at least 50 m, inner reef flats and lagoons and estuaries. Usually solitary and...
Description Inhabits outer reef slopes to depths of at least 50 m, inner reef flats and lagoons and estuaries. Usually solitary and territorial on sandy to rubbly areas rather than on coral-rich areas. Occurs at 25 °C. Feeds on fleshy, calcareous, or coralline algae, detritus, molluscs, tunicates, sponges, corals, zoanthid anemones, crabs, tube worms and echinoderms. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219925 on 2026-04-22
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Tetrodon hispidus Linnaeus, 1758) 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, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Tetraodon hispidus Linnaeus, 1758) 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, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Tetraodon perspicillaris 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 Tetraodon sazanami Tanaka, 1916) Tanaka, S. (1916). Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan including Riukiu Islands, Bonin Islands, Formosa, Kurile Islands, Korea and southern Sakhalin. <em>Tokyo.</em> v. 22: 383-398, Pls. 106-110. [In Japanese and English.]. [details]
original description (of Tetrodon pusillus Klunzinger, 1871) Klunzinger, C. B. (1871). Synopsis der Fische des Rothen Meeres. II. Theil. <em>Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> 21: 441-688., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16425732#page/595/mode/1up [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
[request]original description (of Tetraodon hispidus Linnaeus, 1758) 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, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Tetraodon perspicillaris 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 Tetraodon sazanami Tanaka, 1916) Tanaka, S. (1916). Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan including Riukiu Islands, Bonin Islands, Formosa, Kurile Islands, Korea and southern Sakhalin. <em>Tokyo.</em> v. 22: 383-398, Pls. 106-110. [In Japanese and English.]. [details]
original description (of Tetrodon pusillus Klunzinger, 1871) Klunzinger, C. B. (1871). Synopsis der Fische des Rothen Meeres. II. Theil. <em>Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> 21: 441-688., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16425732#page/595/mode/1up [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., 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]
context source (PeRMS) Hooker, Y. (2025). Eleven new records for Peru of fish associated with rocky bottom. <em>Boletin Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 40(1): e429., available online at https://doi.org/10.53554/boletin.v40i1.429 [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]
context source (PeRMS) Hooker, Y. (2025). Eleven new records for Peru of fish associated with rocky bottom. <em>Boletin Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 40(1): e429., available online at https://doi.org/10.53554/boletin.v40i1.429 [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
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Cypriote part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) Individual release: accidental release by individuals [details]Unreviewed
Authority Lacepede as author in Kalk (1958). [details]Description Inhabits outer reef slopes to depths of at least 50 m, inner reef flats and lagoons and estuaries. Usually solitary and territorial on sandy to rubbly areas rather than on coral-rich areas. Occurs at 25 °C. Feeds on fleshy, calcareous, or coralline algae, detritus, molluscs, tunicates, sponges, corals, zoanthid anemones, crabs, tube worms and echinoderms. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | white-spotted pufferstripebelly pufferbristly puffer | [details] |
| Japanese | サザナミフグ | [details] |
| Spanish | botete panza rayada | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (97 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon laterna Richardson, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon semistriatus Rüppell, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Crayracion hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon pusillus Klunzinger, 1871)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon perspicillaris Rüppell, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (83 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon hispidus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (89 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon hispidus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Arothron hispidus)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon hispidus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon hispidus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon sazanami Tanaka, 1916)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon semistriatus Rüppell, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Dilobomycterus hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon laterna Richardson, 1845)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon pusillus Klunzinger, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Takifugu hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon perspicillaris Rüppell, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Crayracion hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (95 nucleotides; 110 proteins)
To GenBank (95 nucleotides; 110 proteins) (from synonym Tetraodon hispidus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (95 nucleotides; 110 proteins) (from synonym Takifugu hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arothron hispidus FIN034699 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arothron hispidus FIN034700 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon laterna Richardson, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon semistriatus Rüppell, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Crayracion hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon pusillus Klunzinger, 1871)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon perspicillaris Rüppell, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (83 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon hispidus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (89 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon hispidus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Arothron hispidus)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon hispidus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon hispidus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon sazanami Tanaka, 1916)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon semistriatus Rüppell, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Dilobomycterus hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon laterna Richardson, 1845)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon pusillus Klunzinger, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Takifugu hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon perspicillaris Rüppell, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Crayracion hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (95 nucleotides; 110 proteins)
To GenBank (95 nucleotides; 110 proteins) (from synonym Tetraodon hispidus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (95 nucleotides; 110 proteins) (from synonym Takifugu hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arothron hispidus FIN034699 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arothron hispidus FIN034700 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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