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Many-lined puffer

Arothron multilineatus Matsuura, 2016

Status not recordedbony fish

The many-lined puffer (Arothron multilineatus) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, order Tetraodontiformes.

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Quick facts about the many-lined 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 many-lined puffer live?

Not recorded

Is the many-lined 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 many-lined puffer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusArothron
  7. SpeciesArothron multilineatus Matsuura, 2016
Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Multilined pufferEnglish
  • Peix bola folratCatalan
  • Botete de multilineadoSpanish
  • Pesce palla multilineatoItalian
  • タスジフグJapanese
  • Baiacu-multilinhadoPortuguese
  • 多線叉鼻魨Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the many-lined 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 many-lined puffer?

The many-lined puffer (Arothron multilineatus) belongs to the family Tetraodontidae in the order Tetraodontiformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Many-lined puffer (Arothron multilineatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/many-lined-puffer

MLA

“Many-lined puffer (Arothron multilineatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/many-lined-puffer.

BibTeX
@misc{many_lined_puffer_2026,
  title = {Many-lined puffer (Arothron multilineatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/many-lined-puffer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}