Tetraodontidae - Pufferfishes

Use the table to access images and fact sheets of the tetraodontid fishes on the site. The family contains the blowfishes, pufferfishes, toadfishes, toadoes, and tobys.

A Map Pufferfish, Arothron mappa at North Solitary Island

A Map Pufferfish, Arothron mappa at North Solitary Island
Ian Shaw © Ian Shaw

Omegophora armilla Ringed Toadfish
Arothron caeruleopunctatus Bluespotted Puffer
Arothron hispidus Stars and Stripes Toadfish
Arothron manilensis Narrow-lined Pufferfish
Arothron mappa Map Pufferfish
Arothron nigropunctatus Blackspotted Pufferfish
Arothron stellatus Starry Pufferfish
Canthigaster bennetti Bennett's Puffer
Canthigaster callisterna Clown Toby
Canthigaster coronata Crowned Puffer
Canthigaster epilampra Lantern Toby
Canthigaster papua False-eye Puffer
Canthigaster valentini Blacksaddle Toby
Feroxodon multistriatus Ferocious Pufferfish
Lagocephalus cheesemanii Cheeseman's Puffer
Lagocephalus inermis Smooth Golden Pufferfish
Lagocephalus sceleratus Silver Toadfish
Omegophora armilla Ringed Toadfish
Omegophora cyanopunctata Bluespotted Toadfish
Tetractenos glaber Smooth Toadfish
Tetractenos hamiltoni Common Toadfish
Torquigener pleurogramma Weeping Toadfish

 


Mark McGrouther , Collection Manager, Ichthyology
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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Tetraodontidae, Pufferfishes, Tobies,