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Guineafowl pufferfish
Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798)
AnimalsBalloon fish, puffer fish, fugu,...
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesia
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- White spotted pufferfishBritish English
- Perlhuhn-KugelfischGerman (Germany)
- Botete aletas punteadasEuropean Spanish
- Pez glodo negroEuropean Spanish
- Poisson-ballon pintadeFrench (France)
- Ballon pintadeFrench (France)
- Poisson-ballon mouchetéFrench (France)
- Poisson-ballon noir à points blancsFrench (France)
- Tétrodon mouchetéFrench (France)
- Pesce pallaItalian (Italy)
- Gestippelde kogelvisDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
- Arothron ophryas
- Ovoides latifrons
- Tetraodon lacrymatus
- Tetraodon meleagris
- Tetrodon meleagris
- Tetrodon setosus
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, ANDRÉ Frédéric, PEAN Michel in : DORIS, 05/03/2017 : Arothron meleagris (Lacépède, 1798), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1479
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1980
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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