Globe fish
Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758
Status not recordedbony fish
The globe fish (Tetraodon lineatus) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, order Tetraodontiformes.
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Quick facts about the globe fish
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the globe fish live?
Not recorded
Where has it been introduced?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the globe fish as introduced in 1 country, and flagged as invasive in it.
- Indonesiainvasive
Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).
Is the globe fish endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the globe fish classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderTetraodontiformes
- familyTetraodontidae
- genusTetraodon
- SpeciesTetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms Crayracion fahaca, Tetraodon fahaka, Tetraodon fahaka fahaka, Tetraodon fahaka rudolfianus, Tetraodon fahaka strigosus, Tetraodon lineatum, Tetraodon lineatus lineatus, Tetraodon lineatus rudolfianus, Tetraodon lineatus strigosus, Tetraodon physa, Tetraodon strigosus, Tetrodon fahaka, Tetrodon fahaka strigosus, Tetrodon physa, Tetrodon strigosus
Other names and names in other languages (58)
- Coral butterflyEnglish
- Fahaka pufferEnglish
- Fahaka pufferfishEnglish
- Freshwater puffer fishEnglish
- Globe or puffer fishEnglish
- Lineatus pufferEnglish
- Nile pufferEnglish
- Puffer fishEnglish
- Stripped pufferEnglish
- KookoeAdangme
- فهقةArabic
- Butiticgc
- 尼罗鲀Chinese
- čtverzubec pruhovanýCzech
- Afrikansk kuglefiskDanish
- NikugelfischGerman
- BuliakDinka
- Tuwateelo
- Pez globo FahakaSpanish
- AgedeEwe
- JuovapallokalaFinnish
- TétrodonFrench
- DudduFula
- TallibombomHausa
- KufeKanuri
- Bwolkim
- BarakaKrio
- Tetraodon lineatusDutch
- Finyanup
- Baiacu fahakaPortuguese
- ФахакRussian
- Apudoshk
- DuduuneSoninke
- FahakaSwedish
- ปลาปักเป้าฟาฮากาThai
- BuktitFilipino
- Lokwituv
- Football fishwes
- DounnWolof
- Opolo okunYoruba
- 尼羅魨Chinese
- Tindizne
- Fahaka AssielahArabic
- Homar El BahrArabic
- TamberaArabic
- 阿拉伯鲀Chinese
- FovunalawoeEwe
- WuwluwoeEwe
- Poisson BallonFrench
- Poisson GlobeFrench
- Poisson-globe fahakaFrench
- Pôpobekim
- An-belanKrio
- GbatagboteiKrio
- ФахакаRussian
- Африканский скалозубRussian
- ButeteFilipino
- 阿拉伯魨Chinese
Relatives of the globe fish
Other species in the same genus Tetraodon.
Mbu puffer
Tetraodon mbu
Congo puffer
Tetraodon miurus
Puffer fish
Tetraodon pustulatus
Spotted Congo puffer
Tetraodon schoutedeni
Malebo puffer
Tetraodon duboisi
CompareGlobe fish vs Mbu pufferGlobe fish vs Congo pufferGlobe fish vs Puffer fishGlobe fish vs Spotted Congo puffer
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Is the globe fish an invasive species?
In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the globe fish as invasive in 1 country: Indonesia. It lists it as introduced in 1 in all.
What kind of animal is the globe fish?
The globe fish (Tetraodon lineatus) belongs to the family Tetraodontidae in the order Tetraodontiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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