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Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae Puffers
Subfamily: Tetraodontinae
Genus: Tetraodon

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9 species
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Tetraodon barbatus Asia 13.6 SL 1998
Tetraodon duboisi Africa 8.7 TL 1959
Tetraodon implutus Indian Ocean 1842
Tetraodon lineatus Globe fish Africa 43 TL 1758
Tetraodon mbu Fresh water puffer fish Africa 67 TL 1899
Tetraodon miurus Africa 15 SL 1902
Tetraodon pustulatus Africa 40 TL 1857
Tetraodon schoutedeni Africa 9 TL 1926
Tetraodon waandersii Asia 3.6 SL 1853



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