''Arothron'' is a

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in the pufferfish

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Tetraodontidae Tetraodontidae is a family of marine and freshwater fish in the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species variously called pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, blowers, blowies, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, ...

found in warm parts of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. These

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are sometimes kept in aquaria. The largest species is ''A. stellatus'', which can reach in length.

Species

There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: * '' Arothron caeruleopunctatus'' Matsuura, 1994 (Blue-spotted puffer) * '' Arothron carduus'' (

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, 1849) * '' Arothron diadematus'' ( Rüppell, 1829) (Masked puffer) * '' Arothron firmamentum'' (

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& Schlegel, 1850) (Starry puffer) * '' Arothron hispidus'' (

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, 1758) (White-spotted puffer) * '' Arothron immaculatus'' (

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& J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Immaculate puffer) * '' Arothron inconditus''

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, 1958 (Belly-striped puffer) * ''

Arothron manilensis ''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 in length. Spe ...

'' ( Marion de Procé, 1822) (Narrow-lined puffer) * '' Arothron mappa'' (

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, 1831) (Map puffer) * '' Arothron meleagris'' (Anonymous, referred to Lacépède, 1798) (Guineafowl puffer) * '' Arothron multilineatus'' Matsuura, 2016 (Many-lined puffer) * ''

Arothron nigropunctatus ''Arothron'' is a genus in the pufferfish family (biology), family Tetraodontidae found in warm parts of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. These species are sometimes kept in aquarium, aquaria. The largest species is ''A. stellatus'', which ...

'' (

& J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Black-spotted puffer) * '' Arothron reticularis'' (

& J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Reticulated puffer) * '' Arothron stellatus'' (Anonymous, referred to Lacépède, 1798) (Stellate puffer) ;Synonyms * ''Arothron aerostaticus'' (Jenyns, 1842) valid as ''Arothron stellatus'' * '' Arothron gillbanksii'' (Clarke, 1897) valid as ''Arothron firmamentum'' * ''Arothron leopardus'' (Day, 1878) valid as '' Chelonodon leopardus'' * ''Arothron perspicillaris'' (Rüppell, 1829) valid as ''Arothron hispidus''

References

Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Johannes Peter Müller {{Tetraodontiformes-stub