Order: Tetraodontiformes (Pufferfishes and file-fishes)

Family: Aracanidae (Deep water box fishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Anoplocapros amygdaloides Western smooth box fish
Anoplocapros inermis Eastern smooth box fish
Anoplocapros lenticularis White-barred box fish
Aracana aurita Striped cow-fish
Aracana ornata Ornate cow-fish
Caprichthys gymnura Rigid box fish
Capropygia unistriata Black-banded pygmy box fish
Kentrocapros aculeatus Unspecified
Kentrocapros eco High-crest box fish
Kentrocapros flavofasciatus Yellow-striped box fish
Kentrocapros rosapinto Basket fish
Polyplacapros tyleri Tyler's box fish

Family: Balistidae (Triggerfishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Abalistes filamentosus Unspecified
Abalistes stellaris Starry triggerfish
Abalistes stellatus Unspecified
Balistapus undulatus Orange-lined triggerfish
Balistes capriscus Grey triggerfish
Balistes ellioti Unspecified
Balistes polylepis Fine-scale triggerfish
Balistes punctatus Blue-spotted triggerfish
Balistes rotundatus Unspecified
Balistes vetula Queen triggerfish
Balistes willughbeii Unspecified
Balistoides conspicillum Clown triggerfish
Balistoides viridescens Titan triggerfish
Canthidermis macrolepis Large-scale triggerfish
Canthidermis maculata Ocean triggerfish
Canthidermis sufflamen Unspecified
Melichthys indicus Indian triggerfish
Melichthys niger Black triggerfish
Melichthys vidua Pink-tail triggerfish
Odonus niger Red-toothed triggerfish
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus Yellow-margin triggerfish
Pseudobalistes fuscus Yellow-spotted triggerfish
Pseudobalistes naufragium Stone triggerfish
Rhinecanthus abyssus Unspecified
Rhinecanthus aculeatus White-banded triggerfish
Rhinecanthus assasi Picasso triggerfish
Rhinecanthus cinereus Mauritius triggerfish
Rhinecanthus lunula Halfmoon picasso triggerfish
Rhinecanthus rectangulus Wedge-tail triggerfish
Rhinecanthus verrucosus Black-belly triggerfish
Sufflamen albicaudatum Blue-throat triggerfish
Sufflamen bursa Boomerang triggerfish
Sufflamen chrysopterum Halfmoon triggerfish
Sufflamen fraenatum Masked triggerfish
Sufflamen verres Orange-side triggerfish
Xanthichthys auromarginatus Gilded triggerfish
Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus Outrigger triggerfish
Xanthichthys lima Lima triggerfish
Xanthichthys lineopunctatus Striped triggerfish
Xanthichthys mento Red-tail triggerfish
Xanthichthys ringens Sargassum triggerfish
Xenobalistes tumidipectoris Wing-keel triggerfish

Family: Diodontidae (Porcupine fishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Allomycterus pilatus Deep-water burrfish
Chilomycterus antennatus Bridled burrfish
Chilomycterus antillarum Web burrfish
Chilomycterus reticulatus Spot-fin burrfish
Chilomycterus schoepfii Striped burrfish
Chilomycterus spinosus Unspecified
Cyclichthys hardenbergi Hardenburg's burrfish
Cyclichthys orbicularis Bird-beak burrfish
Cyclichthys spilostylus Spot-base burrfish
Dicotylichthys punctulatus Three-barred porcupine fish
Diodon eydouxii Pelagic porcupine fish
Diodon holocanthus Long-spined porcupine fish
Diodon hystrix Spot-fin porcupine fish
Diodon liturosus Black-blotched porcupine fish
Diodon nicthemerus Slender-spined porcupine fish
Lophodiodon calori Four-bar porcupine fish
Tragulichthys jaculiferus Long-spine burrfish

Family: Molidae (Ocean Sunfishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Masturus lanceolatus Sharp-tail sunfish
Mola mola Ocean sunfish
Mola ramsayi Southern sunfish
Mola tecta Hoodwinker sunfish
Ranzania laevis Slender sunfish

Family: Monacanthidae (File-fishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Acanthaluteres brownii Spiny-tailed leatherjacket fish
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus Bridled leatherjacket fish
Acanthaluteres vittiger Toothbrush leatherjacket fish
Acreichthys hajam Unspecified
Acreichthys radiatus Radial leatherjacket fish
Acreichthys tomentosus Bristle-tail file-fish
Aluterus heudelotii Dotterel file-fish
Aluterus monoceros Unicorn leatherjacket fish
Aluterus schoepfii Orange file-fish
Aluterus scriptus Scribbled leatherjacket fish
Amanses scopas Broom file-fish
Anacanthus barbatus Bearded leatherjacket fish
Arotrolepis filicauda Thread-fin leatherjacket fish
Brachaluteres fahaqa Unspecified
Brachaluteres jacksonianus Pygmy leatherjacket fish
Brachaluteres taylori Taylor's inflator file-fish
Brachaluteres ulvarum Japanese inflator file-fish
Cantherhines cerinus Waxy file-fish
Cantherhines dumerilii White-spotted file-fish
Cantherhines fronticinctus Spectacled file-fish
Cantherhines longicaudus Unspecified
Cantherhines macrocerus American white-spotted file-fish
Cantherhines nukuhiva Unspecified
Cantherhines pardalis Honeycomb file-fish
Cantherhines pullus Orange-spotted file-fish
Cantherhines rapanui Rapanui file-fish
Cantherhines sandwichiensis Sandwich Isle file-fish
Cantherhines tiki Unspecified
Cantherhines verecundus Shy file-fish
Cantheschenia grandisquamis Large-scaled leatherjacket fish
Cantheschenia longipinnis Unspecified
Chaetodermis penicilligerus Prickly leatherjacket fish
Colurodontis paxmani Unspecified
Enigmacanthus filamentosus Unspecified
Eubalichthys bucephalus Black reef leatherjacket fish
Eubalichthys caeruleoguttatus Blue-spotted leatherjacket fish
Eubalichthys cyanoura Blue-tail leatherjacket fish
Eubalichthys gunnii Gunn's leatherjacket fish
Eubalichthys mosaicus Mosaic leatherjacket fish
Eubalichthys quadrispinis Four-spined leatherjacket fish
Lalmohania velutina Unspecified
Meuschenia australis Southern leatherjacket fish
Meuschenia flavolineata Yellow-striped leatherjacket fish
Meuschenia freycineti Six-spined leatherjacket fish
Meuschenia galii Blue-lined leatherjacket fish
Meuschenia hippocrepis Horse-shoe leatherjacket fish
Meuschenia scaber Velvet leatherjacket fish
Meuschenia trachylepis Unspecified
Meuschenia venusta Stars-and-stripes leatherjacket fish
Monacanthus chinensis Fan-bellied leatherjacket fish
Monacanthus ciliatus Fringed file-fish
Monacanthus tuckeri Slender file-fish
Nelusetta ayraud Chinaman-leatherjacket fish
Oxymonacanthus halli Red Sea long-nose file-fish
Oxymonacanthus longirostris Harlequin file-fish
Paraluteres arqat Unspecified
Paraluteres prionurus False puffer fish
Paramonacanthus arabicus Gulf file-fish
Paramonacanthus choirocephalus Pig-faced leatherjacket fish
Paramonacanthus cryptodon Unspecified
Paramonacanthus curtorhynchos Short-snout file-fish
Paramonacanthus frenatus Wedge-tail file-fish
Paramonacanthus japonicus Hair-finned leatherjacket fish
Paramonacanthus lowei Unspecified
Paramonacanthus matsuurai Unspecified
Paramonacanthus nematophorus Unspecified
Paramonacanthus nipponensis Japanese leatherjacket fish
Paramonacanthus oblongus Hair-finned file-fish
Paramonacanthus otisensis Dusky leatherjacket fish
Paramonacanthus pusillus Faint-stripe file-fish
Paramonacanthus sulcatus Mudbank file-fish
Paramonacanthus tricuspis Estuary file-fish
Pervagor alternans Yellow-eye file-fish
Pervagor aspricaudus Orange-tail file-fish
Pervagor janthinosoma Black-bar file-fish
Pervagor marginalis Unspecified
Pervagor melanocephalus Red-tail file-fish
Pervagor nigrolineatus Black-lined file-fish
Pervagor randalli Unspecified
Pervagor spilosoma Fan-tail file-fish
Pseudalutarius nasicornis Rhinoceros leatherjacket fish
Pseudomonacanthus elongatus Four-band leatherjacket fish
Pseudomonacanthus macrurus Strap-weed file-fish
Pseudomonacanthus peroni Pot-bellied leatherjacket fish
Rudarius ercodes White-spotted pygmy filefish
Rudarius excelsus Diamond leatherjacket fish
Rudarius minutus Minute leatherjacket fish
Scobinichthys granulatus Rough leatherjacket fish
Stephanolepis auratus Porky fish
Stephanolepis cirrhifer Thread-sail file-fish
Stephanolepis diaspros Reticulated leatherjacket fish
Stephanolepis hispidus Plane-head file-fish
Stephanolepis setifer Pygmy file-fish
Thamnaconus analis Unspecified
Thamnaconus arenaceus Sandy file-fish
Thamnaconus degeni Degen's leatherjacket fish
Thamnaconus fajardoi Spotted file-fish
Thamnaconus fijiensis Unspecified
Thamnaconus hypargyreus Lesser-spotted leatherjacket fish
Thamnaconus melanoproctes Black-vent file-fish
Thamnaconus modestoides Modest file-fish
Thamnaconus modestus Unspecified
Thamnaconus multilineatus Unspecified
Thamnaconus paschalis Easter file-fish
Thamnaconus septentrionalis Unspecified
Thamnaconus striatus Many-lined leatherjacket fish
Thamnaconus tessellatus Unspecified

Family: Ostraciidae (Box fishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Acanthostracion guineensis Unspecified
Acanthostracion notacanthus Island cow-fish
Acanthostracion polygonius Honeycomb cow-fish
Acanthostracion quadricornis Scrawled cow-fish
Lactophrys bicaudalis Spotted trunk-fish
Lactophrys trigonus Buffalo trunk-fish
Lactoria cornuta Long-horn cow-fish
Lactoria diaphana Round-belly cow-fish
Lactoria fornasini Thorn-back cow-fish
Lactoria paschae Unspecified
Ostracion cubicus Yellow box fish
Ostracion cyanurus Blue-tail trunk-fish
Ostracion immaculatus Unspecified
Ostracion meleagris White-spotted box fish
Ostracion rhinorhynchos Horn-nosed box fish
Ostracion solorensis Reticulate box fish
Ostracion trachys Rough-skin trunk-fish
Ostracion whitleyi Whitley's box fish
Paracanthostracion lindsayi Unspecified
Rhinesomus triqueter Smooth trunk-fish
Rhynchostracion nasus Short-nose box fish
Tetrosomus concatenatus Triangular box fish
Tetrosomus gibbosus Humpback turret fish
Tetrosomus reipublicae Small-spine turret fish
Tetrosomus stellifer Unspecified

Family: Tetraodontidae (Pufferfishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Amblyrhynchotes honckenii Evil-eye blaasop pufferfish
Amblyrhynchotes rufopunctatus Unspecified
Arothron caeruleopunctatus Blue-spotted pufferfish
Arothron carduus Unspecified
Arothron diadematus Masked pufferfish
Arothron firmamentum Starry toadfish
Arothron gillbanksii Unspecified
Arothron hispidus White-spotted pufferfish
Arothron immaculatus Immaculate pufferfish
Arothron inconditus Belly-striped blaasop pufferfish
Arothron leopardus Banded leopard blowfish
Arothron manilensis Narrow-lined pufferfish
Arothron mappa Map pufferfish
Arothron meleagris Guineafowl pufferfish
Arothron multilineatus Many-lined pufferfish
Arothron nigropunctatus Black-spotted pufferfish
Arothron reticularis Reticulated pufferfish
Arothron stellatus Stellate pufferfish
Auriglobus amabilis Unspecified
Auriglobus modestus Unspecified
Auriglobus nefastus Green-bottle pufferfish
Auriglobus remotus Unspecified
Auriglobus silus Unspecified
Canthigaster amboinensis Spider-eye pufferfish
Canthigaster axiologus Pacific crown toby
Canthigaster bennetti Bennett's sharp-nose pufferfish
Canthigaster callisterna Clown toado pufferfish
Canthigaster capistrata Macaronesian sharp-nose pufferfish
Canthigaster compressa Compressed toby
Canthigaster coronata Crowned pufferfish
Canthigaster criobe Striped toby
Canthigaster cyanetron Blue-belly toby
Canthigaster cyanospilota Blue-spotted toby
Canthigaster epilampra Lantern toby
Canthigaster figueiredoi Southern Atlantic sharp-nose pufferfish
Canthigaster flavoreticulata Unspecified
Canthigaster inframacula Unspecified
Canthigaster investigatoris Unspecified
Canthigaster jactator Hawaiian white-spotted toby
Canthigaster jamestyleri Gold-face toby
Canthigaster janthinoptera Honeycomb toby
Canthigaster leoparda Leopard sharp-nose pufferfish
Canthigaster margaritata Unspecified
Canthigaster marquesensis Unspecified
Canthigaster natalensis Natal toby
Canthigaster ocellicincta Shy toby
Canthigaster papua Papuan toby
Canthigaster petersii Indian toby
Canthigaster punctata Unspecified
Canthigaster punctatissima Spotted sharp-nosed pufferfish
Canthigaster pygmaea Pygmy toby
Canthigaster rapaensis Unspecified
Canthigaster rivulata Brown-lined pufferfish
Canthigaster rostrata Caribbean sharp-nose pufferfish
Canthigaster sanctaehelenae St. Helena sharp-nose pufferfish
Canthigaster smithae Bicoloured toby
Canthigaster solandri Spotted sharp-nose pufferfish
Canthigaster supramacula West African sharp-nose pufferfish
Canthigaster tyleri Tyler's toby
Canthigaster valentini Valentin's sharp-nose pufferfish
Carinotetraodon borneensis Unspecified
Carinotetraodon imitator Unspecified
Carinotetraodon irrubesco Unspecified
Carinotetraodon lorteti Red-eye pufferfish
Carinotetraodon salivator Unspecified
Carinotetraodon travancoricus Malabar pufferfish
Chelonodon dapsilis Plentiful toby
Chelonodon laticeps Blue-spotted blaasop pufferfish
Chelonodon patoca Milk-spotted pufferfish
Chelonodon pleurospilus Blaasop beauty pufferfish
Chonerhinos naritus Unspecified
Colomesus asellus Amazon pufferfish
Colomesus psittacus Banded pufferfish
Contusus brevicaudus Unspecified
Contusus richei Prickly toadfish
Dichotomyctere erythrotaenia Red-striped toadfish
Dichotomyctere fluviatilis Green pufferfish
Dichotomyctere kretamensis Unspecified
Dichotomyctere nigroviridis Spotted green pufferfish
Dichotomyctere ocellatus Eye-spot pufferfish
Dichotomyctere sabahensis Unspecified
Ephippion guttifer Prickly pufferfish
Feroxodon multistriatus Many-striped blowfish
Guentheridia formosa Spotted pufferfish
Javichthys kailolae Unspecified
Lagocephalus cheesemanii Cheeseman's pufferfish
Lagocephalus gloveri Unspecified
Lagocephalus guentheri Diamond-back pufferfish
Lagocephalus inermis Smooth blaasop pufferfish
Lagocephalus laevigatus Smooth pufferfish
Lagocephalus lagocephalus Oceanic pufferfish
Lagocephalus lunaris Lunar-tail pufferfish
Lagocephalus sceleratus Silver-cheeked toadfish
Lagocephalus spadiceus Half-smooth golden pufferfish
Lagocephalus suezensis Unspecified
Lagocephalus wheeleri Unspecified
Leiodon cutcutia Ocellated pufferfish
Marilyna darwinii Unspecified
Marilyna meraukensis Merauke toadfish
Marilyna pleurosticta Unspecified
Omegophora armilla Ringed toadfish
Omegophora cyanopunctata Unspecified
Pao abei Unspecified
Pao baileyi Hairy pufferfish
Pao bergii Unspecified
Pao brevirostris Unspecified
Pao cambodgiensis Unspecified
Pao cochinchinensis Unspecified
Pao fangi Unspecified
Pao hilgendorfii Hilgendorf's pufferfish
Pao leiurus Unspecified
Pao ocellaris Unspecified
Pao palembangensis Unspecified
Pao suvattii Unspecified
Pao turgidus Unspecified
Pelagocephalus coheni Cohen's pufferfish
Pelagocephalus marki Rippled blaasop pufferfish
Polyspina piosae Orange-barred pufferfish
Reicheltia halsteadi Halstead's toadfish
Sphoeroides andersonianus Unspecified
Sphoeroides angusticeps Narrow-headed pufferfish
Sphoeroides annulatus Bullseye pufferfish
Sphoeroides dorsalis Marbled pufferfish
Sphoeroides georgemilleri Unspecified
Sphoeroides greeleyi Green pufferfish
Sphoeroides kendalli Slick pufferfish
Sphoeroides lispus Naked pufferfish
Sphoeroides lobatus Long-nose pufferfish
Sphoeroides maculatus Northern pufferfish
Sphoeroides marmoratus Guinean pufferfish
Sphoeroides nephelus Southern pufferfish
Sphoeroides nitidus Unspecified
Sphoeroides pachygaster Blunt-head pufferfish
Sphoeroides parvus Least pufferfish
Sphoeroides rosenblatti Unspecified
Sphoeroides sechurae Peruvian pufferfish
Sphoeroides spengleri Band-tail pufferfish
Sphoeroides testudineus Checkered pufferfish
Sphoeroides trichocephalus Pygmy pufferfish
Sphoeroides tyleri Bearded pufferfish
Sphoeroides yergeri Speckled pufferfish
Takifugu alboplumbeus Unspecified
Takifugu basilevskianus Unspecified
Takifugu bimaculatus Unspecified
Takifugu chinensis Unspecified
Takifugu chrysops Unspecified
Takifugu coronoidus Unspecified
Takifugu exascurus Unspecified
Takifugu flavidus Yellow-belly pufferfish
Takifugu niphobles Unspecified
Takifugu oblongus Lattice blaasop pufferfish
Takifugu obscurus Obscure pufferfish
Takifugu ocellatus Unspecified
Takifugu orbimaculatus Unspecified
Takifugu pardalis Unspecified
Takifugu plagiocellatus Unspecified
Takifugu poecilonotus Unspecified
Takifugu porphyreus Unspecified
Takifugu pseudommus Unspecified
Takifugu radiatus Unspecified
Takifugu reticularis Unspecified
Takifugu rubripes Japanese pufferfish
Takifugu snyderi Unspecified
Takifugu stictonotus Unspecified
Takifugu variomaculatus Unspecified
Takifugu vermicularis Purple pufferfish
Takifugu xanthopterus Yellow-fin pufferfish
Tetractenos glaber Smooth toadfish
Tetractenos hamiltoni Unspecified
Tetraodon barbatus Thai pufferfish
Tetraodon duboisi Unspecified
Tetraodon implutus White-spotted pufferfish
Tetraodon lineatus Globe fish
Tetraodon mbu Freshwater pufferfish
Tetraodon miurus Unspecified
Tetraodon pustulatus Unspecified
Tetraodon schoutedeni Unspecified
Tetraodon waandersii Waander's pufferfish
Torquigener albomaculosus White-spotted pufferfish
Torquigener altipinnis Unspecified
Torquigener andersonae Anderson's toadfish
Torquigener balteus Slender blaasop pufferfish
Torquigener brevipinnis Unspecified
Torquigener flavimaculosus Unspecified
Torquigener florealis Unspecified
Torquigener gloerfelti Unspecified
Torquigener hicksi Hick's toadfish
Torquigener hypselogeneion Orange-spotted toadfish
Torquigener marleyi Unspecified
Torquigener pallimaculatus Unspecified
Torquigener parcuspinus Yellow-eyed toadfish
Torquigener paxtoni Unspecified
Torquigener perlevis Spineless toadfish
Torquigener pleurogramma Weeping toadfish
Torquigener randalli Randall's pufferfish
Torquigener squamicauda Brush-tail toadfish
Torquigener tuberculiferus Unspecified
Torquigener vicinus Unspecified
Torquigener whitleyi Whitley's toadfish
Tylerius spinosissimus Spiny blaasop pufferfish

Family: Triacanthidae (Tripod fishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer Long-spined tripod fish
Triacanthus biaculeatus Short-nosed tripod fish
Triacanthus nieuhofii Silver tripod fish
Tripodichthys angustifrons Black-flag tripod fish
Tripodichthys blochii Long-tail tripod fish
Tripodichthys oxycephalus Short-tail tripod fish
Trixiphichthys weberi Black-tip tripod fish

Family: Triacanthodidae (Spike-fishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Atrophacanthus japonicus Unspecified
Bathyphylax bombifrons Unspecified
Bathyphylax omen Unspecified
Bathyphylax pruvosti Unspecified
Halimochirurgus alcocki Unspecified
Halimochirurgus centriscoides Long-snout spike-fish
Hollardia goslinei Hawaiian spike-fish
Hollardia hollardi Reticulate spike-fish
Hollardia meadi Spotted spike-fish
Johnsonina eriomma Unspecified
Macrorhamphosodes platycheilus Trumpet-snout spike-fish
Macrorhamphosodes uradoi Unspecified
Mephisto fraserbrunneri Three-line spike-fish
Parahollardia lineata Jambeau spike-fish
Parahollardia schmidti Unspecified
Paratriacanthodes abei Unspecified
Paratriacanthodes herrei Unspecified
Paratriacanthodes retrospinis Saw-spine spike-fish
Triacanthodes anomalus Unspecified
Triacanthodes ethiops Short-snout spike-fish
Triacanthodes indicus Unspecified
Triacanthodes intermedius Unspecified
Tydemania navigatoris Fleshy-lipped spike-fish

Family: Triodontidae (Three-toothed pufferfishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Triodon macropterus Three-tooth pufferfish

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