WoRMS taxon details
Tetraodon Linnaeus, 1758
Dichotomycter Troschel (ex Bibron), 1856 · unaccepted (synonym)
Dichotomycterus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Monotreta · unaccepted (misspelling)
Monotretus Troschel, 1856 · unaccepted
Tetracon · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
- Species Tetraodon implutus Jenyns, 1842
- Species Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Tetraodon mbu Boulenger, 1899
- Species Tetraodon pustulatus Murray, 1857
- Species Tetraodon aerostaticus Jenyns, 1842 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
- Species Tetraodon aerostatious Jenyns, 1842 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798) (misspelling)
- Species Tetraodon alboreticulatus Tanaka, 1908 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
- Species Tetraodon armilla Waite & McCulloch, 1915 accepted as Omegophora armilla (Waite & McCulloch, 1915)
- Species Tetraodon aspilos Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Tetraodon basilevskianus Basilewsky, 1855 accepted as Takifugu basilevskianus (Basilewsky, 1855)
- Species Tetraodon bicolor Brevoort, 1856 accepted as Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Tetraodon blochii Castelnau, 1861 accepted as Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Tetraodon bourouensis Bibron, 1855 accepted as Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton, 1822) (junior synonym)
- Species Tetraodon calamara Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
- Species Tetraodon coronatus Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 accepted as Canthigaster coronata (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
- Species Tetraodon cutcutia Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Leiodon cutcutia (Hamilton, 1822)
- Species Tetraodon darwinii Castelnau, 1873 accepted as Marilyna darwinii (Castelnau, 1873)
- Species Tetraodon diadematus Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Arothron diadematus (Rüppell, 1829)
- Species Tetraodon dorsounicolor Bibron, 1855 accepted as Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton, 1822) (junior synonym)
- Species Tetraodon erythrotaenia Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Dichotomyctere erythrotaenia (Bleeker, 1853)
- Species Tetraodon fahaka Hasselquist, 1762 accepted as Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Tetraodon fasciatus MacLeay, 1878 accepted as Marilyna darwinii (Castelnau, 1873)
- Species Tetraodon firmamentum Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Arothron firmamentum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
- Species Tetraodon fluviatilis Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Dichotomyctere fluviatilis (Hamilton, 1822)
- Species Tetraodon fornicatum Hora, 1933 accepted as Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton, 1822) (junior synonym)
- Species Tetraodon fuerthii Steindachner, 1876 accepted as Sphoeroides trichocephalus (Cope, 1870) (junior synonym)
- Species Tetraodon gillbanksii Clarke, 1897 accepted as Arothron gillbanksii (Clarke, 1897)
- Species Tetraodon gronovii Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Canthigaster valentini (Bleeker, 1853)
- Species Tetraodon guttifer (Bennett, 1831) accepted as Ephippion guttifer (Bennett, 1831)
- Species Tetraodon guttifer Rochebrune, 1883 accepted as Tetraodon pustulatus Murray, 1857
- Species Tetraodon hartlaubii Bianconi, 1854 accepted as Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton, 1822) (junior synonym)
- Species Tetraodon hispidus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Tetraodon honckenii Bloch, 1785 accepted as Amblyrhynchote honckenii (Bloch, 1785) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Tetraodon hypselogeneion Bleeker, 1852 accepted as Torquigener hypselogeneion (Bleeker, 1852)
- Species Tetraodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Tetraodon inermis Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Lagocephalus inermis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
- Species Tetraodon janthinus Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 accepted as Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Tetraodon kappa Bleeker, 1850 accepted as Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton, 1822)
- Species Tetraodon kunhardtii Bleeker, 1850 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Tetraodon lacrymatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798)
- Species Tetraodon laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766) accepted as Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Species Tetraodon lagocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Tetraodon leiogaster Smith, 1865 accepted as Tetraodon pustulatus Murray, 1857
- Species Tetraodon leiurus Bleeker, 1850 accepted as Pao leiurus (Bleeker, 1850)
- Species Tetraodon leopardus Day, 1878 accepted as Chelonodontops leopardus (Day, 1878)
- Species Tetraodon lineatum Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
- Species Tetraodon maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Sphoeroides maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Tetraodon maculatus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton, 1822) (junior synonym)
- Species Tetraodon mappa Lesson, 1831 accepted as Arothron mappa (Lesson, 1831)
- Species Tetraodon margaritatus Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Canthigaster margaritata (Rüppell, 1829)
- Species Tetraodon meleagris Anonymous, 1798 accepted as Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798)
- Species Tetraodon mola Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Tetraodon nigropunctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Tetraodon nigroviridis Marion de Procé, 1822 accepted as Dichotomyctere nigroviridis (Marion de Procé, 1822)
- Species Tetraodon oblongus (Bloch, 1786) accepted as Takifugu oblongus (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Tetraodon ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Takifugu ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (senior synonym)
- Species Tetraodon pachygaster Müller & Troschel, 1848 accepted as Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848)
- Species Tetraodon papua Bleeker, 1848 accepted as Canthigaster papua (Bleeker, 1848)
- Species Tetraodon pardalis Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Takifugu pardalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
- Species Tetraodon parvus Joannis, 1835 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Tetraodon patoca Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton, 1822)
- Species Tetraodon perspicillaris Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Tetraodon petersii Bianconi, 1854 accepted as Canthigaster petersii (Bianconi, 1854) (synonym)
- Species Tetraodon physa Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809 accepted as Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Species Tetraodon poecilonotus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Takifugu poecilonotus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
- Species Tetraodon porphyreus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Takifugu porphyreus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
- Species Tetraodon potamophilus Bleeker, 1849 accepted as Dichotomyctere nigroviridis (Marion de Procé, 1822)
- Species Tetraodon punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
- Species Tetraodon reticularis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arothron reticularis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Tetraodon rivulatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Canthigaster rivulata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
- Species Tetraodon rubripes Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Takifugu rubripes (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
- Species Tetraodon sazanami Tanaka, 1916 accepted as Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Tetraodon scaber Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Tetraodon sceleratus Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789) (synonym)
- Species Tetraodon semistriatus Rüppell, 1837 accepted as Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Tetraodon setosus Smith, 1886 accepted as Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798) (synonym)
- Species Tetraodon simulans Cantor, 1849 accepted as Dichotomyctere nigroviridis (Marion de Procé, 1822)
- Species Tetraodon sordidus Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Tetraodon stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
- Species Tetraodon stellatus Anonymous, 1798 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
- Species Tetraodon stellatus Shaw, 1804 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
- Species Tetraodon stictonotus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Takifugu stictonotus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
- Species Tetraodon strigosus Bennett, 1834 accepted as Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758 (junior synonym)
- Species Tetraodon striolatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Canthigaster compressa (Marion de Procé, 1822)
- Species Tetraodon testudineus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Tetraodon trichocephalus Cope, 1870 accepted as Sphoeroides trichocephalus (Cope, 1870) (synonym)
- Species Tetraodon truncatus Retzius, 1785 accepted as Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776)
- Species Tetraodon valentini Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Canthigaster valentini (Bleeker, 1853)
- Species Tetraodon vermicularis Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Takifugu vermicularis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
- Species Tetraodon xanthopterus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Takifugu xanthopterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Tetraodon Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154803 on 2025-04-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]



