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Tetraodon Linnaeus, 1758

1310437  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1310437)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Tetraodontiformes (Order)
  7. Tetraodontidae (Family)
  8. Tetraodon (Genus)
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Genus
Dichotomycterus Troschel, 1856 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Monotreta Hollard, 1857 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Ooides Agassiz, 1846 · unaccepted
Orbis Fischer, 1813 · unaccepted
Ovum Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Tetraodon abei Roberts, 1998
  2. Species Tetraodon argenteus
  3. Species Tetraodon baileyi Sontirat, 1989
  4. Species Tetraodon barbatus Roberts, 1998
  5. Species Tetraodon biocellatus Tirant, 1885
  6. Species Tetraodon cambodgiensis Chabanaud, 1923
  7. Species Tetraodon cochinchinensis (Steindachner, 1866)
  8. Species Tetraodon cutcutia Hamilton, 1822
  9. Species Tetraodon duboisi Poll, 1959
  10. Species Tetraodon erythrotaenia Bleeker, 1853
  11. Species Tetraodon fluviatilis Hamilton, 1822
  12. Species Tetraodon implutus Jenyns, 1842
  13. Species Tetraodon kretamensis Inger, 1953
  14. Species Tetraodon leiurus Bleeker, 1851
  15. Species Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758
  16. Species Tetraodon mbu Boulenger, 1899
  17. Species Tetraodon miurus Boulenger, 1902
  18. Species Tetraodon nigroviridis Marion de Procé, 1822
  19. Species Tetraodon palembangensis Bleeker, 1852
  20. Species Tetraodon pustulatus Murray, 1857
  21. Species Tetraodon sabahensis Dekkers, 1975
  22. Species Tetraodon schoutedeni Pellegrin, 1926
  23. Species Tetraodon suvattii Sontirat, 1989
  24. Species Tetraodon waandersii Bleeker, 1853
  25. Species Tetraodon aerostaticus Jenyns, 1842 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
  26. Species Tetraodon aerostatious Jenyns, 1842 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  27. Species Tetraodon alboreticulatus Tanaka, 1908 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
  28. Species Tetraodon amabilis Castelnau, 1879 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  29. Species Tetraodon armilla Waite & McCulloch, 1915 accepted as Omegophora armilla (Waite & McCulloch, 1915)
  30. Species Tetraodon aspilos Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  31. Species Tetraodon basilevskianus Basilewsky, 1855 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  32. Species Tetraodon bicolor Brevoort, 1856 accepted as Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789)
  33. Species Tetraodon blochii Castelnau, 1861 accepted as Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789)
  34. Species Tetraodon borneensis Regan, 1903 accepted as Carinotetraodon borneensis (Regan, 1903)
  35. Species Tetraodon calamara Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  36. Species Tetraodon coronatus Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 accepted as Canthigaster coronata (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
  37. Species Tetraodon darwinii Castelnau, 1873 accepted as Marilyna darwinii (Castelnau, 1873)
  38. Species Tetraodon diadematus Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Arothron diadematus (Rüppell, 1829)
  39. Species Tetraodon fahaka Hasselquist, 1762 accepted as Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758
  40. Species Tetraodon fangi (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1940) accepted as Tetraodon cochinchinensis (Steindachner, 1866)
  41. Species Tetraodon fasciatus Macleay, 1878 accepted as Marilyna darwinii (Castelnau, 1873)
  42. Species Tetraodon firmamentum Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Arothron firmamentum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
  43. Species Tetraodon gillbanksii Clarke, 1897 accepted as Arothron gillbanksii (Clarke, 1897)
  44. Species Tetraodon gronovii Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Canthigaster valentini (Bleeker, 1853)
  45. Species Tetraodon guttifer Rochebrune, 1883 accepted as Tetraodon pustulatus Murray, 1857
  46. Species Tetraodon guttifer (Bennett, 1831) accepted as Ephippion guttifer (Bennett, 1831)
  47. Species Tetraodon hamiltoni Gray & Richardson, 1843 accepted as Tetractenos hamiltoni (Richardson, 1846)
  48. Species Tetraodon hispidus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  49. Species Tetraodon honckenii Bloch, 1785 accepted as Amblyrhynchotes honckenii (Bloch, 1785)
  50. Species Tetraodon hypselogeneion Bleeker, 1852 accepted as Torquigener hypselogeneion (Bleeker, 1852)
  51. Species Tetraodon immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  52. Species Tetraodon inermis Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Lagocephalus inermis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
  53. Species Tetraodon janthinus Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 accepted as Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  54. Species Tetraodon kappa Bleeker, 1850 accepted as Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822)
  55. Species Tetraodon kunhardtii Bleeker, 1850 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  56. Species Tetraodon lacrymatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798)
  57. Species Tetraodon laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766) accepted as Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
  58. Species Tetraodon lagocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  59. Species Tetraodon leiogaster Smith, 1865 accepted as Tetraodon pustulatus Murray, 1857
  60. Species Tetraodon leopardus Day, 1878 accepted as Arothron leopardus (Day, 1878)
  61. Species Tetraodon lineatum Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758
  62. Species Tetraodon lorteti Tirant, 1885 accepted as Carinotetraodon lorteti (Tirant, 1885)
  63. Species Tetraodon maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Sphoeroides maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  64. Species Tetraodon mappa Lesson, 1831 accepted as Arothron mappa (Lesson, 1831)
  65. Species Tetraodon margaritatus Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Canthigaster margaritata (Rüppell, 1829)
  66. Species Tetraodon meleagris Anonymous, 1798 accepted as Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798)
  67. Species Tetraodon modestus Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Auriglobus modestus (Bleeker, 1851)
  68. Species Tetraodon mola Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758)
  69. Species Tetraodon nigropunctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  70. Species Tetraodon oblongus (Bloch, 1786) accepted as Takifugu oblongus (Bloch, 1786)
  71. Species Tetraodon ocellaris Klausewitz, 1957 accepted as Tetraodon cochinchinensis (Steindachner, 1866)
  72. Species Tetraodon ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Takifugu ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  73. Species Tetraodon pachygaster Müller & Troschel, 1848 accepted as Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848)
  74. Species Tetraodon papua Bleeker, 1848 accepted as Canthigaster papua (Bleeker, 1848)
  75. Species Tetraodon pardalis Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Takifugu pardalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
  76. Species Tetraodon parvus Joannis, 1835 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  77. Species Tetraodon patoca Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822)
  78. Species Tetraodon perspicillaris Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  79. Species Tetraodon physa Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809 accepted as Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758
  80. Species Tetraodon pinguis Vaillant, 1902 accepted as Tetraodon palembangensis Bleeker, 1852
  81. Species Tetraodon poecilonotus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Takifugu poecilonotus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
  82. Species Tetraodon porphyreus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Takifugu porphyreus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
  83. Species Tetraodon potamophilus Bleeker, 1849 accepted as Tetraodon nigroviridis Marion de Procé, 1822
  84. Species Tetraodon punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
  85. Species Tetraodon reticularis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arothron reticularis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  86. Species Tetraodon rivulatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Canthigaster rivulata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
  87. Species Tetraodon rubripes Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Takifugu rubripes (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
  88. Species Tetraodon sazanami Tanaka, 1916 accepted as Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  89. Species Tetraodon scaber Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  90. Species Tetraodon sceleratus Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789)
  91. Species Tetraodon semistriatus Rüppell, 1837 accepted as Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  92. Species Tetraodon simulans Cantor, 1849 accepted as Tetraodon nigroviridis Marion de Procé, 1822
  93. Species Tetraodon somphongsi Klausewitz, 1957 accepted as Carinotetraodon lorteti (Tirant, 1885)
  94. Species Tetraodon sordidus Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  95. Species Tetraodon steindachneri Dekkers, 1975 accepted as Tetraodon biocellatus Tirant, 1885
  96. Species Tetraodon stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  97. Species Tetraodon stellatus Anonymous, 1798 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
  98. Species Tetraodon stellatus Shaw, 1804 accepted as Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
  99. Species Tetraodon stictonotus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Takifugu stictonotus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
  100. Species Tetraodon striolatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Canthigaster compressa (Marion de Procé, 1822)
  101. Species Tetraodon testudineus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  102. Species Tetraodon travancoricus Hora & Nair, 1941 accepted as Carinotetraodon travancoricus (Hora & Nair, 1941)
  103. Species Tetraodon trichocephalus Cope, 1870 accepted as Sphoeroides trichocephalus (Cope, 1870)
  104. Species Tetraodon truncatus Retzius, 1785 accepted as Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776)
  105. Species Tetraodon valentini Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Canthigaster valentini (Bleeker, 1853)
  106. Species Tetraodon vermicularis Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Takifugu vermicularis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
  107. Species Tetraodon werneri Benl & Chlupaty, 1957 accepted as Carinotetraodon lorteti (Tirant, 1885)
  108. Species Tetraodon xanthopterus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Takifugu xanthopterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 332 [details] 
Taxonomic remark Tetrodon of authors, including Linnaeus 1766, is a misspelling or incorrect subsequent spelling (see Briggs 1961). (Eschmeyer).  
Taxonomic remark Tetrodon of authors, including Linnaeus 1766, is a misspelling or incorrect subsequent spelling (see Briggs 1961). (Eschmeyer). [details]
IRMNG (2024). Tetraodon Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1310437 on 2025-03-26
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2016-11-22 09:43:47Z
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Decock, Wim

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 332 [details] 

basis of record SN2000/Fritzsche, 1982 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

verified source for family Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

extant flag source Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363, 1-560. [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 

original description (of Monotretus Troschel, 1856) Arch. Naturgesch., 22 (2)
page(s): 88 [details] 

original description (of Tetradon Scopoli, 1777) Intr. Hist. Nat.
page(s): 465 [details] 

original description (of Oovidus Bonaparte, 1831) Bonaparte, C.L. (1831). Saggio di una distribuzione metodica degli animali vertebrati a sangue freddo. Prospetto del sistema generale di Ittiologia. <em>Giornale Arcadico di Scienze Lettere ed Arti.</em> 52: 129-189., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10035916
page(s): 186 [details] 

original description (of Dichotomycterus Troschel, 1856) Arch. Naturgesch., 22, Abt. 2
page(s): 88 [details] 

original description (of Dichotomycter Hollard, 1857) Ann. Sci. Nat. Paris, Zool. (4) 8
page(s): 319 [details] 

original description (of Lepidorbidus Fowler, 1929) Ann. Natal Mus., 6
page(s): 263 [details] 

original description (of Ooides Agassiz, 1846) Agassiz, L. (1846). Nomenclatoris zoologici index universalis. Jent & Gassman. viii + 393 pp. [1847]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33664307 [details] 

original description (of Ovum Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M. E. & Schneider, J. G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae Iconibus cx Ilustratum. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum. Berolini. 584 p., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.5750
page(s): 530 [details] 

original description (of Orbis Fischer, 1813) Fischer von Waldheim, G. (1813). Zoognosia tabulis synopticis illustrata : in usum praelectionum Academiae imperialis medico-chirugicae mosquensis edita. Editio Tertia, Volumen Primum, Tabulas synopticas generales et comparativas, nec non characterum quorundam explicationem iconographicam continens. Typis Nicolai Sergeidis Vsevolozsky, Mosquae [Moscow], xiii+[1]+465 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92502
page(s): 71 [details] 

original description (of Dichotomycter Troschel (ex Bibron), 1856) Ann. Sci. Nat. Paris, Zool. (4) 8
page(s): 319 [details] 

original description (of Dichotomyctere Bibron in Duméril, 1855) Revue et Magasins de Zoologie série 2, 8
page(s): 279 [details] 

original description (of Brachycephalus Hollard, 1857) Ann. Sci. Nat., Paris, Zool., (4) 8, 322
page(s): 327 [details] 

original description (of Monotreta Hollard, 1857) Ann. Sci. Nat. Paris, Zool., (4) 8, 319
page(s): 322 [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater + Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: Mostly Freshwater. [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]

Taxonomic remark Tetrodon of authors, including Linnaeus 1766, is a misspelling or incorrect subsequent spelling (see Briggs 1961). (Eschmeyer). [details]

Type species as cited Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus 1758 [details]
To BioNames database (from synonym Lepidorbidus Fowler, 1929)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Lepidorbidus Fowler, 1929)
To WoRMS (from synonym Monotretus Troschel, 1856)
To WoRMS 
To WoRMS (from synonym Dichotomycterus Troschel, 1856)
To WoRMS (from synonym Dichotomycter Troschel (ex Bibron), 1856)
To WoRMS (from synonym Monotreta Hollard, 1857)
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