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Family Order: Tetraodontiformes 🍽️ 38 Edible 🎣 6 Game Fish ⚠️ 54 Venomous

Tetraodontidae

Species
184
Genera
23
Max Length
120 cm
Max Weight
9.0 kg
Avg Trophic
3.33
Threatened
2

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
21 spp.
Mozambique
15 spp.
Mauritius
14 spp.
Seychelles
13 spp.
Kenya
13 spp.
Brazil
10 spp.
Indonesia
7 spp.
Lebanon
7 spp.
Colombia
7 spp.
United States
6 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
480 m

🌿 Genera in Family Tetraodontidae

Genus
Lagocephalus
11 species
11 species in this genus.
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Genus
Ephippion
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Torquigener
22 species
22 species in this genus.
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Genus
Sphoeroides
23 species
23 species in this genus.
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Genus
Tetraodon
9 species
9 species in this genus.
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Genus
Canthigaster
39 species
39 species in this genus.
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Genus
Reicheltia
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Colomesus
3 species
3 species in this genus.
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Genus
Takifugu
27 species
27 species in this genus.
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Genus
Dichotomyctere
6 species
6 species in this genus.
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Genus
Arothron
15 species
15 species in this genus.
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Genus
Contusus
2 species
2 species in this genus.
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Genus
Carinotetraodon
6 species
6 species in this genus.
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Genus
Chonerhinos
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Leiodon
2 species
2 species in this genus.
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Genus
Tylerius
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Auriglobus
5 species
5 species in this genus.
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Genus
Guentheridia
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Tetractenos
2 species
2 species in this genus.
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Genus
Chelonodon
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Marilyna
3 species
3 species in this genus.
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Genus
Javichthys
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Omegophora
2 species
2 species in this genus.
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🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
143
💧 Freshwater
31
🔄 Diadromous
8
🌿 Brackish
2

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
DD
Least Concern 130
Near Threatened 6
Vulnerable 3
Endangered 6
Critically Endangered 1
Data Deficient 23