Scientific Name
Arothron stellatus  
Pronounce  
Arothron stellatus星斑叉鼻魨
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Depth 3 - 58M
Chinese 星斑叉鼻魨 Poisonous Fish Yes 
Family_Chinese 四齒魨科 Economic Fish No 
Family F509 Tetraodontidae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 星斑叉鼻魨 
Max Length 120 cm  Aquarium Fish Yes  Common Name 模樣河魨、規仔、刺規(臺東)、烏規(澎湖) 
Distribution in World India Ocean to Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan East、West、South、North、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS. 
Habitats Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、
Lagoon 
Holotype Locality East India 
Synonyms Arothron aerostaticus, Arothron alboreticulatus, Arothron stellatus, Chelonodon stellaris, Diodon asper, Kanduka michiei, Takifugu stellatus, Tetraodon aerostaticus, Tetraodon aerostatious, Tetraodon alboreticulatus, Tetraodon calamara, Tetraodon lagocephalus var. stellatus, Tetraodon punctatus ...all 23..  
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002);中國動物誌-魨形目(蘇等, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 蘇錦祥, 李春生 編著 2002 
Specimen List ASIZP0054361. ASIZP0056753. ASIZP0058181. ASIZP0058182. ASIZP0062581. ASIZP0070328. ASIZP0070785. ASIZP0075146. ASIZP0807684. ASIZP0900409. ASIZP0916914. ASIZP0917684. CAS29984. FRIP00136. FRIP01124. FRIP20544. NMMSTP00249. NTMP1304. NTUM02347. NTUM02354. NTUM02355. NTUM06306. NTUM07704. ZMH20774.  
Common Name Starry toadfish; Staring blow fish; Toby; Star puffer; Star blaasop; Starry puffer 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
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