Fish Identification: Find Species
Family:  Tetraodontidae   (Puffers) (See list of species below)
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187 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

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Amblyrhynchotes honckenii
[Evileye blaasop]
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Arothron caeruleopunctatus
[Blue-spotted puffer]
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Arothron diadematus
[Masked puffer]
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Arothron firmamentum
[Starry toado]
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Arothron hispidus
[White-spotted puffer]
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Arothron immaculatus
[Immaculate puffer]
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Arothron inconditus
[Bellystriped blaasop]
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Arothron manilensis
[Narrow-lined puffer]
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Arothron mappa
[Map puffer]
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Arothron meleagris
[Guineafowl puffer]
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Arothron nigropunctatus
[Blackspotted puffer]
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Arothron reticularis
[Reticulated pufferfish]
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Arothron stellatus
[Starry toadfish]
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Auriglobus amabilis
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Auriglobus modestus
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Auriglobus nefastus
[Greenbottle pufferfish]
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Canthigaster amboinensis
[Spider-eye puffer]
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Canthigaster bennetti
[Bennett's sharpnose puffer]
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Canthigaster callisterna
[Clown toado]
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Canthigaster capistrata
[Macaronesian sharpnose-puffer]
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Canthigaster compressa
[Compressed toby]
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Canthigaster coronata
[Crowned puffer]
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Canthigaster cyanetron
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Canthigaster epilampra
[Lantern toby]
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Canthigaster figueiredoi
[Southern Atlantic sharpnose-puffer]
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Canthigaster inframacula
[]
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Canthigaster jactator
[Hawaiian whitespotted toby]
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Canthigaster janthinoptera
[Honeycomb toby]
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Canthigaster leoparda
[Leopard sharpnose puffer]
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Canthigaster margaritata
[]
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Canthigaster marquesensis
[]
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Canthigaster natalensis
[Natal toby]
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Canthigaster ocellicincta
[Shy toby]
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Canthigaster papua
[Papuan toby]
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Canthigaster punctatissima
[Spotted sharpnosed puffer]
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Canthigaster pygmaea
[Pygmy toby]
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Canthigaster rapaensis
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Canthigaster rivulata
[Brown-lined puffer]
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Canthigaster rostrata
[Caribbean sharpnose-puffer]
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Canthigaster smithae
[Bicolored toby]
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Canthigaster solandri
[Spotted sharpnose]
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Canthigaster supramacula
[West African sharpnose-puffer]
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Canthigaster tyleri
[Tyler's toby]
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Canthigaster valentini
[Valentinni's sharpnose puffer]
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Carinotetraodon borneensis
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Carinotetraodon irrubesco
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Carinotetraodon lorteti
[Redeye puffer]
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Carinotetraodon travancoricus
[Malabar pufferfish]
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Chelonodon laticeps
[Bluespotted blaasop]
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Chelonodon patoca
[Milkspotted puffer]
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Chelonodon pleurospilus
[Blaasop beauty]
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Chonerhinos silus
[]
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Colomesus asellus
[Amazon puffer]
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Colomesus psittacus
[Banded puffer]
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Contusus richei
[Prickly toadfish]
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Ephippion guttifer
[Prickly puffer]
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Feroxodon multistriatus
[Manystriped blowfish]
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Guentheridia formosa
[Spotted puffer]
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Lagocephalus gloveri
[]
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Lagocephalus guentheri
[Diamondback puffer]
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Lagocephalus inermis
[Smooth blaasop]
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Lagocephalus laevigatus
[Smooth puffer]
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Lagocephalus lagocephalus lagocephalus
[Oceanic puffer]
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Lagocephalus lunaris
[Green rough-backed puffer]
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Lagocephalus sceleratus
[Silverstripe blaasop]
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Lagocephalus spadiceus
[Half-smooth golden pufferfish]
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Lagocephalus suezensis
[]
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Lagocephalus wheeleri
[]
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Marilyna darwinii
[]
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Marilyna meraukensis
[Merauke toadfish]
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Monotretus turgidus
[]
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Omegophora armilla
[Ringed toadfish]
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Omegophora cyanopunctata
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Sphoeroides angusticeps
[Narrow-headed puffer]
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Sphoeroides annulatus
[Bullseye puffer]
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Sphoeroides dorsalis
[Marbled puffer]
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Sphoeroides greeleyi
[Green puffer]
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Sphoeroides kendalli
[Slick puffer]
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Sphoeroides lobatus
[Longnose puffer]
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Sphoeroides maculatus
[Northern puffer]
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Sphoeroides marmoratus
[Guinean puffer]
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Sphoeroides nephelus
[Southern puffer]
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Sphoeroides pachygaster
[Blunthead puffer]
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Sphoeroides parvus
[Least puffer]
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Sphoeroides rosenblatti
[]
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Sphoeroides sechurae
[Peruvian puffer]
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Sphoeroides spengleri
[Bandtail puffer]
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Sphoeroides testudineus
[Checkered puffer]
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Sphoeroides trichocephalus
[Pygmy puffer]
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Sphoeroides tyleri
[Bearded puffer]
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Takifugu alboplumbeus
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Takifugu bimaculatus
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Takifugu exascurus
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Takifugu niphobles
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Takifugu oblongus
[Lattice blaasop]
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Takifugu obscurus
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Takifugu ocellatus
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Takifugu pardalis
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Takifugu poecilonotus
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Takifugu porphyreus
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Takifugu rubripes
[Japanese pufferfish]
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Takifugu snyderi
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Takifugu stictonotus
[]
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Takifugu vermicularis
[Purple puffer]
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Takifugu xanthopterus
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Tetractenos glaber
[Smooth toadfish]
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Tetractenos hamiltoni
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Tetraodon abei
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Tetraodon baileyi
[Hairy puffer]
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Tetraodon barbatus
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Tetraodon biocellatus
[Eyespot pufferfish]
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Tetraodon cochinchinensis
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Tetraodon cutcutia
[Ocellated pufferfish]
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Tetraodon erythrotaenia
[Red-striped toadfish]
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Tetraodon fluviatilis
[Green pufferfish]
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Tetraodon leiurus
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Tetraodon lineatus
[Globe fish]
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Tetraodon mbu
[Fresh water puffer fish]
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Tetraodon miurus
[]
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Tetraodon nigroviridis
[Spotted green pufferfish]
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Tetraodon palembangensis
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Tetraodon pustulatus
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Tetraodon schoutedeni
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Tetraodon suvattii
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Torquigener brevipinnis
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Torquigener flavimaculosus
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Torquigener florealis
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Torquigener hicksi
[Hick's toadfish]
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Torquigener hypselogeneion
[Orange-spotted toadfish]
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Torquigener pallimaculatus
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Torquigener parcuspinus
[Yellow-eyed toadfish]
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Torquigener pleurogramma
[Weeping toado]
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Torquigener randalli
[Randall's puffer]
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Torquigener tuberculiferus
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Torquigener whitleyi
[Whitley's toadfish]
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Tylerius spinosissimus
[Spiny blaasop]
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Xenopterus naritus
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Family - Search Result
187 Species of Family Tetraodontidae
(Puffers)
Sort by Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Amblyrhynchotes honckenii Evileye blaasop 30 TL
Amblyrhynchotes rufopunctatus    
Arothron caeruleopunctatus Blue-spotted puffer 80 TL
Arothron carduus    
Arothron diadematus Masked puffer 30 TL
Arothron firmamentum Starry toado 35 SL
Arothron gillbanksii    
Arothron hispidus White-spotted puffer 50 TL
Arothron immaculatus Immaculate puffer 30 TL
Arothron inconditus Bellystriped blaasop 40 TL
Arothron leopardus Banded leopardblowfish  
Arothron manilensis Narrow-lined puffer 31 TL
Arothron mappa Map puffer 65 TL
Arothron meleagris Guineafowl puffer 50 TL
Arothron nigropunctatus Blackspotted puffer 33 TL
Arothron reticularis Reticulated pufferfish 45 SL
Arothron stellatus Starry toadfish 120 TL
Auriglobus amabilis   7 SL
Auriglobus modestus   10.6 SL
Auriglobus nefastus Greenbottle pufferfish 13 SL
Auriglobus remotus   6.2 SL
Canthigaster amboinensis Spider-eye puffer 15 TL
Canthigaster bennetti Bennett's sharpnose puffer 10 TL
Canthigaster callisterna Clown toado 23 TL
Canthigaster capistrata Macaronesian sharpnose-puffer  
Canthigaster compressa Compressed toby 12 SL
Canthigaster coronata Crowned puffer 14 TL
Canthigaster cyanetron   4.9 SL
Canthigaster epilampra Lantern toby 12 TL
Canthigaster figueiredoi Southern Atlantic sharpnose-puffer 12 NG
Canthigaster flavoreticulata    
Canthigaster inframacula   7.6 SL
Canthigaster investigatoris    
Canthigaster jactator Hawaiian whitespotted toby 9 TL
Canthigaster jamestyleri Goldface toby 8.52 SL
Canthigaster janthinoptera Honeycomb toby 9 TL
Canthigaster leoparda Leopard sharpnose puffer 7.5 SL
Canthigaster margaritata   31.2 TL
Canthigaster marquesensis   7.1 SL
Canthigaster natalensis Natal toby 8.6 SL
Canthigaster ocellicincta Shy toby 7.5 SL
Canthigaster papua Papuan toby 10 SL
Canthigaster punctata    
Canthigaster punctatissima Spotted sharpnosed puffer 9 TL
Canthigaster pygmaea Pygmy toby 5.6 TL
Canthigaster rapaensis   7.8 SL
Canthigaster rivulata Brown-lined puffer 18 TL
Canthigaster rostrata Caribbean sharpnose-puffer 12 TL
Canthigaster sanctaehelenae St. Helena Sharpnose Pufferfish  
Canthigaster smithae Bicolored toby 13 TL
Canthigaster solandri Spotted sharpnose 11.5 TL
Canthigaster supramacula West African sharpnose-puffer 3.9 SL
Canthigaster tyleri Tyler's toby 9 TL
Canthigaster valentini Valentinni's sharpnose puffer 11 TL
Carinotetraodon borneensis   4.4 SL
Carinotetraodon imitator    
Carinotetraodon irrubesco   4.4 SL
Carinotetraodon lorteti Redeye puffer 6 SL
Carinotetraodon salivator   4 SL
Carinotetraodon travancoricus Malabar pufferfish 3.5 TL
Chelonodon laticeps Bluespotted blaasop 20 TL
Chelonodon patoca Milkspotted puffer 38 SL
Chelonodon pleurospilus Blaasop beauty 20 TL
Chonerhinos silus   8.2 SL
Colomesus asellus Amazon puffer 12.8 SL
Colomesus psittacus Banded puffer 28.9 SL
Contusus brevicaudus   25 TL
Contusus richei Prickly toadfish 25.4 SL
Ephippion guttifer Prickly puffer 80 TL
Feroxodon multistriatus Manystriped blowfish 39 TL
Fugu orbimaculatus    
Guentheridia formosa Spotted puffer 26 TL
Javichthys kailolae    
Lagocephalus gloveri   35 SL
Lagocephalus guentheri Diamondback puffer 26 TL
Lagocephalus inermis Smooth blaasop 90 SL
Lagocephalus laevigatus Smooth puffer 100 TL
Lagocephalus lagocephalus lagocephalus Oceanic puffer 61 TL
Lagocephalus lagocephalus oceanicus   45 SL
Lagocephalus lunaris Green rough-backed puffer 45 SL
Lagocephalus sceleratus Silverstripe blaasop 110 SL
Lagocephalus spadiceus Half-smooth golden pufferfish 19.9 TL
Lagocephalus suezensis   18 TL
Lagocephalus wheeleri   30 SL
Liosaccus aerobaticus    
Marilyna darwinii   9.5 SL
Marilyna meraukensis Merauke toadfish 19 SL
Marilyna pleurosticta    
Monotretus turgidus   18.5 SL
Omegophora armilla Ringed toadfish 25 TL
Omegophora cyanopunctata    
Pelagocephalus marki Rippled blaasop 12 TL
Polyspina piosae    
Reicheltia halsteadi Halstead's toadfish 16 TL
Sphoeroides andersonianus    
Sphoeroides angusticeps Narrow-headed puffer 25 TL
Sphoeroides annulatus Bullseye puffer 44 TL
Sphoeroides cheesemanii    
Sphoeroides dorsalis Marbled puffer 20 TL
Sphoeroides georgemilleri    
Sphoeroides greeleyi Green puffer 18 TL
Sphoeroides kendalli Slick puffer 18 TL
Sphoeroides lispus Naked puffer 35.2 TL
Sphoeroides lobatus Longnose puffer 25 TL
Sphoeroides maculatus Northern puffer 36 TL
Sphoeroides marmoratus Guinean puffer 20 TL
Sphoeroides nephelus Southern puffer 30 TL
Sphoeroides nitidus    
Sphoeroides pachygaster Blunthead puffer 40.5 SL
Sphoeroides parvus Least puffer 15 TL
Sphoeroides rosenblatti   21.92 SL
Sphoeroides sechurae Peruvian puffer 17 TL
Sphoeroides spengleri Bandtail puffer 30 TL
Sphoeroides testudineus Checkered puffer 38.8 TL
Sphoeroides trichocephalus Pygmy puffer 10.5 TL
Sphoeroides tyleri Bearded puffer 12 NG
Sphoeroides yergeri Speckled puffer  
Takifugu alboplumbeus   23 SL
Takifugu bimaculatus   30 SL
Takifugu chinensis   55 SL
Takifugu chrysops   20 SL
Takifugu coronoidus    
Takifugu exascurus   15 SL
Takifugu flavidus   35 SL
Takifugu niphobles   15 TL
Takifugu oblongus Lattice blaasop 40 TL
Takifugu obscurus   40 SL
Takifugu ocellatus   15 TL
Takifugu pardalis   30 SL
Takifugu plagiocellatus   10.95 SL
Takifugu poecilonotus   20 SL
Takifugu porphyreus   52 TL
Takifugu pseudommus   35 SL
Takifugu radiatus   20 SL
Takifugu reticularis   29 SL
Takifugu rubripes Japanese pufferfish 80 TL
Takifugu snyderi   30 SL
Takifugu stictonotus   35 SL
Takifugu variomaculatus   13.71 SL
Takifugu vermicularis Purple puffer 30 SL
Takifugu xanthopterus   50 SL
Tetractenos glaber Smooth toadfish 15 TL
Tetractenos hamiltoni   14 TL
Tetraodon abei   10.3 SL
Tetraodon baileyi Hairy puffer 12 SL
Tetraodon barbatus   13 SL
Tetraodon biocellatus Eyespot pufferfish 8 TL
Tetraodon cambodgiensis   15.3 SL
Tetraodon cochinchinensis   7 SL
Tetraodon cutcutia Ocellated pufferfish 15 TL
Tetraodon duboisi   8.7 TL
Tetraodon erythrotaenia Red-striped toadfish 8.5 TL
Tetraodon fluviatilis Green pufferfish 17 TL
Tetraodon implutus    
Tetraodon kretamensis   4.5 SL
Tetraodon leiurus   16 
Tetraodon lineatus Globe fish 43 TL
Tetraodon mbu Fresh water puffer fish 67 TL
Tetraodon miurus   15 SL
Tetraodon nigroviridis Spotted green pufferfish 17 TL
Tetraodon palembangensis   19.4 SL
Tetraodon pustulatus   36 TL
Tetraodon sabahensis   10.8 SL
Tetraodon schoutedeni   9 TL
Tetraodon suvattii   11.5 SL
Tetraodon waandersii   3.6 SL
Torquigener altipinnis    
Torquigener andersonae Anderson's toadfish 16 TL
Torquigener balteus Slender blaasop  
Torquigener brevipinnis   10 SL
Torquigener flavimaculosus   13 TL
Torquigener florealis   18.5 SL
Torquigener gloerfelti    
Torquigener hicksi Hick's toadfish 13 TL
Torquigener hypselogeneion Orange-spotted toadfish 10 TL
Torquigener pallimaculatus   18 SL
Torquigener parcuspinus Yellow-eyed toadfish 10 TL
Torquigener paxtoni    
Torquigener perlevis Spineless toadfish 20 TL
Torquigener pleurogramma Weeping toado 21 TL
Torquigener randalli Randall's puffer 12.7 SL
Torquigener squamicauda Brush-tail toadfish 15 TL
Torquigener tuberculiferus   9.5 SL
Torquigener vicinus    
Torquigener whitleyi Whitley's toadfish 9.8 TL
Tylerius spinosissimus Spiny blaasop 12 TL
Xenopterus naritus   28.5 TL

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