Species of fish
Arothron stellatus
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Chordata
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Class:
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Actinopterygii
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Order:
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Tetraodontiformes
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Family:
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Tetraodontidae
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Genus:
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Arothron
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Species:
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A. stellatus
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Binomial name
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Arothron stellatus
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Synonyms[2]
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- Arothron aerostaticus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Arothron alboreticulatus (Tanaka, 1908)
- Arothron stellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Chelonodon stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (misspelling)
- Diodon asper Cuvier, 1818
- Kanduka michiei Hora, 1925
- Takifugu stellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Tetraodon aerostaticus Jenyns, 1842
- Tetraodon aerostatious Jenyns, 1842 (misspelling)
- Tetraodon alboreticulatus Tanaka, 1908
- Tetraodon calamara Rüppell, 1829
- Tetraodon lagocephalus var. stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Tetraodon punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Tetraodon stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Tetraodon stellatus Anonymous, 1798
- Tetraodon stellatus Shaw, 1804
- Tetrodon aerostaticus Jenyns, 1842 (misspelling)
- Tetrodon lagocephalus stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (misspelling)
- Tetrodon lagocephalus var. stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (misspelling)
- Tetrodon punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (misspelling)
- Tetrodon stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (misspelling)
- Tetrodon stellatus Shaw, 1804 (misspelling)
- Tetrodon stellatus Anonymous, 1798 (misspelling)
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Arothron stellatus, also known as the stellate pufferfish,[3] starry puffer,[4] or starry toadfish,[5] is a demersal marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae. It is found in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region.[3][4]
- ^ Shao, K.; Liu, M.; Jing, L.; Hardy, G.; Leis, J.L.; Matsuura, K. (2014). "Arothron stellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T193712A2264205. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193712A2264205.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Bailly, N. (2013). Arothron stellatus. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase.
- ^ a b Field, Richard; Field, Mary (2016). Reef Fish Of The Red Sea. Routledge. pp. 161–162. ISBN 9781317847885.
- ^ a b Allen, Gerald R. (2009). Field Guide to Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia. Western Australian Museum. p. 244. ISBN 9781920843892.
- ^ Gopalakrishnakone, P.; National University of Singapore. Venom & Toxin Research Group (1990). A Colour Guide to Dangerous Animals. NUS Press. p. 77. ISBN 9789971691509.