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Family: Tetraodontidae Puffers


Country: French Polynesia | See tabular list

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14 species in French Polynesia - Pacific, Eastern Central (see list below)
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Photo by Kochzius, M.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Arothron hispidus
[White-spotted puffer]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798)

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Arothron meleagris
[Guineafowl puffer]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)

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Arothron stellatus
[Stellate puffer]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Canthigaster amboinensis (Bleeker, 1864)

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Canthigaster amboinensis
[Spider-eye puffer]

Photo by Johnson, J.

Pacific
Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
Canthigaster axiologus Whitley, 1931

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Canthigaster axiologus
[Pacific crown toby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Canthigaster bennetti (Bleeker, 1854)

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Canthigaster bennetti
[Bennett's sharpnose puffer]

Photo by Williams, J.T.

Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
Canthigaster criobe Williams, Delrieu-Trottin & Planes, 2012

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Canthigaster criobe
[Striped toby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Canthigaster epilampra (Jenkins, 1903)

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Canthigaster epilampra
[Lantern toby]

Photo by Goebbels, D.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Canthigaster janthinoptera (Bleeker, 1855)

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Canthigaster janthinoptera
[Honeycomb toby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
Canthigaster marquesensis Allen & Randall, 1977

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Canthigaster marquesensis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Canthigaster ocellicincta Allen & Randall, 1977

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Canthigaster ocellicincta
[Shy toby]

Photo by Williams, J.T.

Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
Canthigaster rapaensis Allen & Randall, 1977

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Canthigaster rapaensis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Central Pacific, includin
Max. Length 12.1 cm TL
Canthigaster solandri (Richardson, 1845)

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Canthigaster solandri
[Spotted sharpnose]

Photo by Wilkie, M.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Canthigaster valentini (Bleeker, 1853)

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Canthigaster valentini
[Valentin's sharpnose puffer]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Arothron hispidus White-spotted puffer Indo-Pacific 50 TL 1758
Arothron meleagris Guineafowl puffer Indo-Pacific 50 TL 1798
Arothron stellatus Stellate puffer Indo-Pacific 120 TL 1798
Canthigaster amboinensis Spider-eye puffer Indo-Pacific 15 TL 1864
Canthigaster axiologus Pacific crown toby Pacific 10.1 SL 1931
Canthigaster bennetti Bennett's sharpnose puffer Indo-West Pacific 10 TL 1854
Canthigaster criobe Striped toby Central Pacific 3.9 SL 2012
Canthigaster epilampra Lantern toby Indo-Pacific 12 TL 1903
Canthigaster janthinoptera Honeycomb toby Indo-Pacific 9 TL 1855
Canthigaster marquesensis Eastern Central Pacific 7.1 SL 1977
Canthigaster ocellicincta Shy toby Western Pacific 7.5 SL 1977
Canthigaster rapaensis Central Pacific 7.8 SL 1977
Canthigaster solandri Spotted sharpnose Central Pacific, includin 12.1 TL 1845
Canthigaster valentini Valentin's sharpnose puffer Indo-Pacific 11 TL 1853



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