Tetraodon
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Tetraodon is the largest genus in the pufferfish family (Tetraodontidae). Its members have a wide distribution, from Africa to Southeast Asia.
[edit] Species
- Tetraodon abei Roberts, 1998
- Tetraodon baileyi Sontirat, 1989
- Tetraodon barbatus Roberts, 1998
- Eyespot pufferfish or figure 8 pufferfish, Tetraodon biocellatus Tirant, 1885
- Tetraodon cambodgiensis Chabanaud, 1923
- Tetraodon cochinchinensis (Steindachner, 1866)
- Ocellated pufferfish or common pufferfish, Tetraodon cutcutia Hamilton, 1822
- Tetraodon duboisi Poll, 1959
- Red-striped toadfish, Tetraodon erythrotaenia Bleeker, 1853
- Green pufferfish, Tetraodon fluviatilis Hamilton, 1822
- Tetraodon implutus Jenyns, 1842
- Tetraodon kretamensis Inger, 1953
- Tetraodon leiurus Bleeker, 1851
- Fahaka pufferfish or Nile puffer, Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758
- Mbu pufferfish or giant freshwater pufferfish, Tetraodon mbu Boulenger, 1899
- Congo puffer or potato puffer, Tetraodon miurus Boulenger, 1902
- Green spotted puffer, Tetraodon nigroviridis Marion de Procé, 1822
- King Kong pufferfish or humpback pufferfish, Tetraodon palembangensis Bleeker, 1852
- Redline pufferfish, Tetraodon pustulatus Murray, 1857
- Tetraodon sabahensis Dekkers, 1975
- Tetraodon schoutedeni Pellegrin, 1926
- Tetraodon suvattii Sontirat, 1989
- Tetraodon waandersii Bleeker, 1853
[edit] References
- "Tetraodon". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.da:Kuglefisk
