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Family Order: Tetraodontiformes 🍽️ 3 Edible 🎣 1 Game Fish ⚠️ 8 Venomous 🐠 12 Aquarium

Ostraciidae

Species
24
Genera
5
Max Length
55 cm
Max Weight
3.3 kg
Avg Trophic
3.10
Threatened
-

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
5 spp.
Seychelles
5 spp.
Mozambique
5 spp.
Mauritius
4 spp.
Colombia
3 spp.
Grenada
3 spp.
KY
3 spp.
Panama
3 spp.
Bahamas
3 spp.
Dominican Republic
3 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
280 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
24

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
Least Concern 18
Data Deficient 1