| Common name | Butete |
| Language | Tagalog |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Philippines |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Herre, A.W.C.T. and A.F. Umali, 1948 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | non-fish animal |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | General name given to all species of Family Tetraodontidae. Also spelled 'Botete' and 'Botite'; 'butete', i.e., 'tadpole' (M.L.D. Palomares, Coll. No. 21, personal communication). |