iArothron
White-spotted Puffer, Arothron hispidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Tetraodontiformes Family: Tetraodontidae Genus: Arothron Müller, 1841
Species
See text. White-spotted puffer (Arothron hispidus). ... White-spotted Puffer is medium sized, light grey in colour with small white spots. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera Subregnum Eumetazoa Placozoa Orthonectida Rhombozoa Radiata (unranked) Ctenophora Cnidaria Bilateria (unranked) Acoelomorpha Myxozoa Superphylum Deuterostomia Chordata Hemichordata Echinodermata Chaetognatha Xenoturbellida Superphylum Ecdysozoa Kinorhyncha Loricifera Priapulida Nematoda Nematomorpha Onychophora Tardigrada Arthropoda Superphylum Platyzoa Platyhelminthes Gastrotricha Rotifera Acanthocephala Gnathostomulida Micrognathozoa Cycliophora Superphylum Lophotrochozoa Sipuncula Nemertea Phoronida Ectoprocta Bryozoa... {{{subdivision_ranks}}} See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Families Balistidae - Triggerfishes Diodontidae - Porcupinefishes Molidae Monacanthidae - Filefishes Ostraciidae - Boxfishes Tetraodontidae - Pufferfishes Triacanthidae - Triplespines Triacanthodidae - Spikefishes Triodontidae - Three-toothed puffer The Tetraodontiformes are an order of highly derived ray-finned fish, also called the Plectognathi. ... Genera Amblyrhynchotes Arothron Auriglobus Canthigaster Carinotetraodon Chelonodon Colomesus Contusus Ephippion Feroxodon Fugu Gastrophysus Javichthys Lagocephalus Liosaccus Marilyna Monotretus Omegaphora Pelagocephalus Polyspina Reicheltia Sphoeroides Takifugu Tetractenos Tetraodon Torquigener Tylerius Xenopterus For species see text The pufferfish, also called blowfish, swellfish, globefish, balloonfish are fish making up the family Tetraodontidae, within the... Johannes Peter Müller (July 14, 1801, Koblenz – April 28, 1858, Berlin), was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, and ichthyologist not only known for his discoveries but also for his ability to synthesize knowledge. ...

The genus Arothron, or fat puffers, is a member of the pufferfish family (Tetraodontidae). Arothron is perhaps notable as being the pufferfish most commonly kept by marine aquarists. Also it is especially this genus that divers and hobbyists describe as being 'cute', due to their large expressive eyes, the ability to blink and vocalise and their dog-like snouts. The largest of these is the species stellatus which can grow to 48 inches in length. In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic grouping. ... Genera Amblyrhynchotes Arothron Auriglobus Canthigaster Carinotetraodon Chelonodon Colomesus Contusus Ephippion Feroxodon Fugu Gastrophysus Javichthys Lagocephalus Liosaccus Marilyna Monotretus Omegaphora Pelagocephalus Polyspina Reicheltia Sphoeroides Takifugu Tetractenos Tetraodon Torquigener Tylerius Xenopterus For species see text The pufferfish, also called blowfish, swellfish, globefish, balloonfish are fish making up the family Tetraodontidae, within the... Genera Amblyrhynchotes Arothron Auriglobus Canthigaster Carinotetraodon Chelonodon Colomesus Contusus Ephippion Feroxodon Fugu Gastrophysus Javichthys Lagocephalus Liosaccus Marilyna Monotretus Omegaphora Pelagocephalus Polyspina Reicheltia Sphoeroides Takifugu Tetractenos Tetraodon Torquigener Tylerius Xenopterus The pufferfish, also called blowfish, swellfish, balloonfish are fish making up the family Tetraodontidae, within the order Tetraodontiformes. ...

All species of puffers are highly toxic, containing a lethal poison called tetrodotoxin, perhaps the most potent toxin in nature, 10,000 times more powerful than cyanide. A dose of 1 - 2 mg of toxin can be lethal. Reported cases from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have documented toxicity with ingestion of as little as 1.4 ounces of puffer fish. Patients with severe toxicity may have deep coma, fixed nonreactive pupils, apnea, and loss of all brain stem reflexes. Death can occur within 4 - 6 hours. Typically, death occurs from respiratory muscle paralysis and respiratory failure. Tetrodotoxin (anhydrotetrodotoxin 4-epitetrodotoxin, tetrodonic acid, TTX) is a potent neurotoxin, which blocks action potentials in nerves by binding to the pores of the voltage-gated sodium channels in nerve cell membranes. ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, is recognized as the leading United States agency for protecting the public health and safety of people. ... CDC is an abbreviation which can mean any of the following: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Community of Democratic Choice, a group of nine Eastern-European states Change data capture, in data warehousing Clock Domain Crossing, or simply clock-crossing in computing. ... Apnea (British spelling - apnoea) (Greek απνοια, from α-, privative, πνεειν, to breathe) is a technical term for suspension of external breathing. ...

Species

• Blue-spotted puffer, Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994
• Arothron carduus (Cantor, 1849))
• Masked puffer, Arothron diadematus (Rüppell, 1829)
• Starry toado, Arothron firmamentum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
• Arothron gillbanksii (Clarke, 1897)
• Poison puffer or white-spotted puffer, Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Immaculate puffer, Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
• Bellystriped blaasop, Arothron inconditus Smith, 1958
• Banded leopardblowfish, Arothron leopardus (Day, 1878)
• Guinea fowl puffer, Arothron meleagris (Lacépède, 1798)
• Map puffer, Arothron mappa (Lesson, 1831)
• Narrow-lined puffer, Arothron manilensis (de Procé, 1822)
• Blackspotted puffer, Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
• Reticulated puffer, Arothron reticularis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
• Star puffer, Arothron stellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Blackspotted puffer, Arothron nigropunctatus, at Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England.

Theodore Edward (Theodor Edvard) Cantor (1809 - 1860) was a Danish physician, zoologist and botanist. ... Eduard Rüppell. ... Binomial name Arothron firmamentum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) The starry toado, Arothron firmamentum, is a pufferfish of the family Tetraodontidae, found in subtropical oceans worldwide, at depths between 10 and 360 m. ... Binomial name Arothron firmamentum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) The starry toado, Arothron firmamentum, is a pufferfish of the family Tetraodontidae, found in subtropical oceans worldwide, at depths between 10 and 360 m. ... Coenraad Jacob Temminck (March 31, 1778 - January 30, 1858) was a Dutch aristocrat and zoologist. ... Hermann Schlegel. ... Binomial name Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) The white-spotted puffer, Arothron hispidus, is a medium sized fish, light grey in colour with small white spots. ... White-spotted Puffer is medium sized, light grey in colour with small white spots. ... Binomial name Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) The white-spotted puffer, Arothron hispidus, is a medium sized fish, light grey in colour with small white spots. ... Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[1] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723 - 1799) was a German medical doctor and naturalist. ... Johann Gottlob Schneider (January 18, 1750 - January 12, 1822), German classical scholar and naturalist, was born at Koilmen in Saxony. ... Binomial name Arothron mappa (Lesson, 1831) The Map puffer, Arothron mappa, is a pufferfish of the genus Arothron, and can be found in reefs throughout the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean. ... Binomial name Arothron mappa (Lesson, 1831) The Map puffer, Arothron mappa, is a pufferfish of the genus Arothron, and can be found in reefs throughout the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean. ... René Lesson. ... Binomial name Arothron manilensis (Marion de Procé, 1822) The narrow-lined Puffer, Arothron manilensis, is a puffer of the family Tetraodontidae, found in the western Pacific, Borneo, the Philippines, and northwest Australia to Samoa, northward to the RyÅ«kyÅ« Islands in Japan, southward to New South Wales in Australia and... Binomial name Arothron manilensis (Marion de Procé, 1822) The narrow-lined Puffer, Arothron manilensis, is a puffer of the family Tetraodontidae, found in the western Pacific, Borneo, the Philippines, and northwest Australia to Samoa, northward to the RyÅ«kyÅ« Islands in Japan, southward to New South Wales in Australia and... Binomial name Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) The blackspotted puffer, Arothron nigropunctatus, is a pufferfish of the genus Arothron, and can be found in reefs throughout the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean. ... Binomial name Arathron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) The blackspotted puffer, Arothron nigropunctatus, is a pufferfish of the genus Arothron, and can be found in reefs throughout the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean. ... Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723 - 1799) was a German medical doctor and naturalist. ... Johann Gottlob Schneider (January 18, 1750 - January 12, 1822), German classical scholar and naturalist, was born at Koilmen in Saxony. ... Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723 - 1799) was a German medical doctor and naturalist. ... Johann Gottlob Schneider (January 18, 1750 - January 12, 1822), German classical scholar and naturalist, was born at Koilmen in Saxony. ... Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723 - 1799) was a German medical doctor and naturalist. ... Johann Gottlob Schneider (January 18, 1750 - January 12, 1822), German classical scholar and naturalist, was born at Koilmen in Saxony. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1686x1272, 664 KB) Black-spotted puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus) at Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1686x1272, 664 KB) Black-spotted puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus) at Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England. ... Binomial name Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) The blackspotted puffer, Arothron nigropunctatus, is a pufferfish of the genus Arothron, and can be found in reefs throughout the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean. ...

References

• Arothron (TSN 173307). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 6 June 2006.
• "Arothron". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.