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Lined toado

Arothron reticularis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Status not recordedbony fish

The lined toado (Arothron reticularis) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, order Tetraodontiformes.

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Quick facts about the lined toado

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 lined toado live?

Not recorded

Is the lined toado 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 lined toado classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusArothron
  7. SpeciesArothron reticularis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Synonyms Tetraodon reticularis, Tetrodon reticularis

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Reticulate toadfishEnglish
  • Reticulated blow fishEnglish
  • Reticulated pufferEnglish
  • Reticulated pufferfishEnglish
  • Reticulated toadfishEnglish
  • Peix bola reticulatCatalan
  • Leshcal
  • TikongCebuano
  • NetzkugelfischGerman
  • Botete reticuladoSpanish
  • נפוחית רשתניתHebrew
  • Pesce palla reticolatoItalian
  • ワモンフグJapanese
  • 그물무늬꺼끌복Korean
  • Baiacu-reticuladoPortuguese
  • ปลาปักเป้าลายตาข่ายThai
  • ButeteFilipino
  • 刺規Chinese
  • 網紋叉鼻魨Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lined toado

Other species in the same genus Arothron.

Pufferfish

Arothron hispidus

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Velcro-fish

Arothron meleagris

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Puffer fish

Arothron nigropunctatus

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Map toado

Arothron mappa

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

CompareLined toado vs PufferfishLined toado vs Starry blowfishLined toado vs Velcro-fishLined toado vs Puffer fish

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the lined toado?

The lined toado (Arothron reticularis) belongs to the family Tetraodontidae in the order Tetraodontiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lined toado (Arothron reticularis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-toado

MLA

“Lined toado (Arothron reticularis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-toado.

BibTeX
@misc{lined_toado_2026,
  title = {Lined toado (Arothron reticularis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-toado},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}