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Tragulichthys. Porcupinefish are medium-to-large fish belonging to the family Diodontidae from the order Tetraodontiformes [2] which are also commonly called blowfish and, sometimes, balloonfish and globefish. The family includes about 18 species. They are sometimes collectively called pufferfish, [3] not to be confused with the morphologically ...
Tetraodontidae. Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species variously called pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, blowers, blowies, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, toadle, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab. [1]
The northern puffer, Sphoeroides maculatus, is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes, found along the Atlantic coast of North America. [2] Unlike many other pufferfish species, the flesh of the northern puffer is not poisonous, although its viscera can contain poison, [1] [2] and high concentrations of toxins have been observed in the skin of Floridian populations.
Monotretus travancoricus. (Hora & K.K. Nair, 1941) The dwarf pufferfish (Carinotetraodon travancoricus), also known as the Malabar pufferfish, pygmy pufferfish, or pea pufferfish, is a small freshwater pufferfish endemic to Kerala and southern Karnataka in Southwest India. They are popular in aquaria for their bright colours and small size.
Colomesus asellus. (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1849) Colomesus asellus, the Amazon puffer, asellus puffer, [1] South American freshwater puffer, [2] Peruvian puffer, [3] or Brazilian puffer[4] is a species of pufferfish confined to the Amazon, Essequibo and Orinoco basins in tropical South America. [5] It is a popular aquarium species.
A bullseye puffer caught near Panama City, Panama (November 21, 2024). Sphoeroides annulatus has a moderately elongated body with a depth that is 25% to 33% of the standard length. Their back is olive-brown, and their flat ventral side is white. Their head and back have narrow yellowish lines, bars, and oblique bands, and 3 narrow bands behind ...
Canthigaster rostrata, commonly known as the Caribbean sharp-nose puffer, is a pufferfish from the Western Central Atlantic. The Caribbean sharp-nose puffer is a small fish with a maximum length of 12 cm or approximately 4.7 inches. [2] It can be encountered from the coast of South Carolina to Venezuela, including Bermuda, the Gulf of Mexico ...
Arothron stellatus, also known as the stellate pufferfish, [3] starry puffer, [4] or starry toadfish, [5] is a demersal marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae. It is found in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region.