Arothron
Arothron is a genus in the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae found in warm parts of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. These species are sometimes kept in aquaria. The largest species is A. stellatus, which can reach in length.Species
There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:
- Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994
- Arothron carduus
- Arothron diadematus
- Arothron firmamentum
- Arothron gillbanksii
- Arothron hispidus
- Arothron immaculatus
- Arothron inconditus J. L. B. Smith, 1958
- Arothron leopardus
- Arothron manilensis
- Arothron mappa
- Arothron meleagris
- Arothron multilineatus Matsuura, 2016
- Arothron nigropunctatus
- Arothron reticularis
- Arothron stellatus