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Arothron
Arothron is a genus in the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae found in warm parts of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. These species are sometimes kept in aquaria. The largest species is A. stellatus, which can reach 1.2 m (3.9 ft) in length.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 14 known species
White-spotted Puffer
speciesArothron hispidus
Guineafowl Puffer
speciesArothron meleagris
Blackspotted Puffer
speciesArothron nigropunctatus
Starry Puffer
speciesArothron stellatus
Map Puffer
speciesArothron mappa
Narrowlined Puffer
speciesArothron manilensis
Masked Puffer
speciesArothron diadematus
Bluespotted Puffer
speciesArothron caeruleopunctatus
Yellow-eyed Puffer
speciesArothron immaculatus
Reticulated Puffer
speciesArothron reticularis
Starry Toadfish
speciesArothron firmamentum
Belly-striped Puffer
speciesArothron inconditus
Multilined Puffer
speciesArothron multilineatus
Thick-striped Puffer
speciesArothron carduus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 83319.