Species details : Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)

Accepted scientific name:
Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
Synonyms:
Arothron aerostaticus (Jenyns, 1842) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Arothron aerostaticus (Jenyns, 1842)
Arothron alboreticulatus (Tanaka, 1908) (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Arothron alboreticulatus (Tanaka, 1908)
Arothron stellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Arothron stellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Chelonodon stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Chelonodon stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Diodon asper Cuvier, 1818 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Diodon asper Cuvier, 1818
Kanduka michiei Hora, 1925 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Kanduka michiei Hora, 1925
Takifugu stellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Takifugu stellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Tetraodon aerostaticus Jenyns, 1842 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Tetraodon aerostaticus Jenyns, 1842
Tetraodon aerostatious Jenyns, 1842 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Tetraodon aerostatious Jenyns, 1842
Tetraodon alboreticulatus Tanaka, 1908 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Tetraodon alboreticulatus Tanaka, 1908
Tetraodon calamara Rüppell, 1829 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Tetraodon calamara Rüppell, 1829
Tetraodon lagocephalus stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Tetraodon lagocephalus stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Tetraodon punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Tetraodon punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Tetraodon stellatus Anonymous, 1798 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Tetraodon stellatus Anonymous, 1798
Tetraodon stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Tetraodon stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Tetraodon stellatus Shaw, 1804 (ambiguous synonym)
Tetrodon aerostaticus Jenyns, 1842 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Tetrodon aerostaticus Jenyns, 1842
Tetrodon lagocephalus stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Tetrodon lagocephalus stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Tetrodon lagocephalus stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Tetrodon lagocephalus stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Tetrodon punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Tetrodon punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Tetrodon stellatus Anonymous, 1798 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Tetrodon stellatus Anonymous, 1798
Tetrodon stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Tetrodon stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Tetrodon stellatus Shaw, 1804 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Tetrodon stellatus Shaw, 1804
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Ster-blaasop - Afrikaans South Africa Click here to show the literature reference
Buqmah a'nijmi - Arabic Oman Click here to show the literature reference
Faki - Arabic - Click here to show the literature reference
Fakla - Arabic Qatar Click here to show the literature reference
Lesh - Carolinian Micronesia Click here to show the literature reference
Bouletang - Creole, French Mauritius Click here to show the literature reference
Bouletang ti poule - Creole, French Mauritius Click here to show the literature reference
Bouletang vielle - Creole, French Mauritius Click here to show the literature reference
Star blaasop - English India Click here to show the literature reference
Star blaasop - English South Africa Click here to show the literature reference
Star puffer - English Australia Click here to show the literature reference
Star puffer - English Guam Click here to show the literature reference
Star puffer - English Micronesia Click here to show the literature reference
Staring blow fish - English India(Goa) Click here to show the literature reference
Starry puffer - English Mauritius Click here to show the literature reference
Starry toadfish - English Djibouti Click here to show the literature reference
Starry toadfish - English Papua New Guinea Click here to show the literature reference
Toby - English Mauritius Click here to show the literature reference
Sumusumu - Fijian Fiji Click here to show the literature reference
Tähtipallokala - Finnish Finland Click here to show the literature reference
Ballon constellé - French Mauritius Click here to show the literature reference
Ballon étoilé - French Mauritius Click here to show the literature reference
Baudruche zébrée - French Mauritius Click here to show the literature reference
Poisson-ballon étoilé - French Maldives Click here to show the literature reference
Moyôfugu - Japanese Japan Click here to show the literature reference
Bankocho - Konkani India(Goa) Click here to show the literature reference
꺼끌복 Kkeokkeulbok Korean - Click here to show the literature reference
Buntal - Malay (individual language) Malaysia Click here to show the literature reference
星斑叉鼻魨 Sing ban cha bi tun Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
星斑叉鼻魨 Sing ban cha bi tun Mandarin Chinese Taiwan Click here to show the literature reference
星斑叉鼻鲀 Xing ban cha bi tun Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
星斑魨 Sing ban tun Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
星斑鲀 Xing ban tun Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
白網紋叉鼻純 Bai wang wun cha bi chun Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
白网纹叉鼻纯 Bai wang wen cha bi tun Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
黑線叉鼻魨 Hei sian cha bi tun Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
黑线叉鼻鲀 Hei xian cha bi tun Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
Badkonak-mahi-e-ghahvahei - Persian Iran(Persian Gulf and Oman Sea) Click here to show the literature reference
Arothron wielki - Polish Poland Click here to show the literature reference
Sue-gatala - Samoan Samoa Click here to show the literature reference
Sue-va'a - Samoan Samoa Click here to show the literature reference
Butete - Tagalog Philippines Click here to show the literature reference
Huehue - Tahitian Tahiti Click here to show the literature reference
Classification:
Kingdom Animalia CoL
Phylum Chordata CoL
Class Actinopterygii FishBase
Order Tetraodontiformes FishBase
Family Tetraodontidae FishBase
Genus Arothron FishBase
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (Ref. 4919) to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. Southeast Atlantic: south coast of South Africa (Ref. 4919).
Lifezones: Brackish,marine
Additional data: -
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Matsuura, K., 19-May-2014
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2015   99%
Bibliographic citation: Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858.
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=6526
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:3263ef5c-c365-11e4-869f-239583ce8323:col20150401

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