Tetraodon

Tetraodon is a genus in the pufferfish family (Tetraodontidae) found in freshwater in Africa. It is the type genus of the family and historically included numerous other species; several Asian species were moved to the genera Dichotomyctere, Leiodon and Pao in 2013.^[2][3]

Tetraodon Temporal range: Middle Miocene to present[1]
Mbu pufferfish (T. mbu)
Fahaka pufferfish (T. lineatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Tetraodontidae
Subfamily:	Tetraodontinae
Genus:	Tetraodon Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758
Native distribution of Tetraodon species (both extinct and extant)

Species

There are 6 recognized species in this genus:^[2][3]

• Tetraodon duboisi Poll, 1959
• Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758 (Fahaka pufferfish, Nile pufferfish, lineatus puffer or globe fish)
• Tetraodon mbu Boulenger, 1899 (mbu pufferfish or giant pufferfish)
• Tetraodon miurus Boulenger, 1902 (Congo pufferfish or potato pufferfish)
• Tetraodon pustulatus A. D. Murray, 1857 (Cross River pufferfish)
• Tetraodon schoutedeni Pellegrin, 1926