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Manilla puffer

Arothron manilensis (Marion de Procé, 1822)

Status not recordedbony fish

The manilla puffer (Arothron manilensis) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, order Tetraodontiformes.

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Quick facts about the manilla puffer

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 manilla puffer live?

Not recorded

Is the manilla puffer 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 manilla puffer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusArothron
  7. SpeciesArothron manilensis (Marion de Procé, 1822)

Synonyms Arothron manillensis, Dibolomycter longicaudus, Dibolomyctère longicauda, Dilobomycter longicauda, Dilobomycter longicaudus, Dilobomycterus longicauda, Holacanthus pilosus, Holocanthus pilosus, Tetrodon manilensis, Tetrodon virgatus

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Narrow lined pufferEnglish
  • Narrow-lined pufferEnglish
  • Narrow-lined pufferfishEnglish
  • Narrow-lined toadfishEnglish
  • Narrowlined toadfishEnglish
  • Striped pufferEnglish
  • Peix bola vainillaCatalan
  • Leshcal
  • 线纹叉鼻鲀Chinese
  • čtverzubec manilskýCzech
  • ManilakugelfischGerman
  • Botete rayado de ManillaSpanish
  • ViirupallokalaFinnish
  • kalavo ni vutiaFijian
  • Poisson-ballon pyjamaFrench
  • Pesce palla lineatoItalian
  • スジモヨウフグJapanese
  • Buntal-pasir garisMalay
  • Baiacu-filipinoPortuguese
  • Butititbk
  • ButeteFilipino
  • 規仔Chinese
  • Manila-KugelfischGerman
  • Pesce palla a bande stretteItalian
  • Pesce palla dal pigiamaItalian
  • Pesce palla striatoItalian
  • Suji-moyôfuguJapanese
  • 條紋河魨Chinese
  • 線紋叉鼻魨Chinese
  • 菲律賓叉鼻魨Chinese
  • 黑線氣規Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the manilla puffer

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

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the manilla puffer?

The manilla puffer (Arothron manilensis) belongs to the family Tetraodontidae in the order Tetraodontiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Manilla puffer (Arothron manilensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/manilla-puffer

MLA

“Manilla puffer (Arothron manilensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/manilla-puffer.

BibTeX
@misc{manilla_puffer_2026,
  title = {Manilla puffer (Arothron manilensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/manilla-puffer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}