Arothron

Arothron mappa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tetraodontoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Tetraodontiformes Subordo: Tetraodontoidei

Familia: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Arothron
Species: A. caeruleopunctatus – A. carduus – A. diadematus – A. firmamentum – A. gillbanksii – A. hispidus – A. immaculatus – A. inconditus – A. leopardus – A. manilensis – A. mappa – A. meleagris – A. multilineatus – A. nigropunctatus – A. reticularis – A. stellatus

Name

Arothron Müller, 1841

• Type species: Tetrodon testudinarius Müller, 1841

Synonyms

• Crayracion Klein, 1777 (Unavailable)
• Crayracion Klein, in Walbaum, 1792 (Unavailable)
• Catophorhynque Bibron, in Duméril, 1855 (Unavailable)
• Dilobomyctère Bibron, in Duméril, 1855 (Unavailable)
• Catophorhynchus Troschel, 1856
• Dilobomycterus Troschel, 1856
• Dilobomycter Hollard, 1857
• Crayracion Bleeker, 1865
• Kanduka Hora, 1924
• Cyprichthys Whitley, 1936
• Boesemanichthys Abe, 1952

References

• Müller, J.; 1841: Vergleichende Anatomie der Myxinoiden. Dritte Fortsetzung. Über das Gefässystem. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1839: 175–304, Pls. 1-5.
• Kottelat, M. 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement No. 27: 1–663. PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Arothron – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

• English: Fat puffer
• italiano: Pesce palla
• ไทย: ปลาปักเป้าอ้วน

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