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Redeye puffer

Carinotetraodon lorteti (Tirant, 1885)

Status not recordedbony fish

The redeye puffer (Carinotetraodon lorteti) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, order Tetraodontiformes.

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Quick facts about the redeye 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 redeye puffer live?

Not recorded

Is the redeye 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 redeye puffer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusCarinotetraodon
  7. SpeciesCarinotetraodon lorteti (Tirant, 1885)

Synonyms Carinotetraodon chlupatyi, Monotreta tiranti, Tetraodon lorteti, Tetraodon somphongsi, Tetraodon werneri, Tetrodon lorteti, Tetrodon sompongsei

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • čtverzubec čočkovitýCzech
  • アカメフグJapanese
  • Trey kampotKhmer
  • ปลาปักเป้าตาแดงThai
  • ปลาปักเป้าสมพงษ์Thai
  • Pla Pugpao Tah DaengThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the redeye puffer

Other species in the same genus Carinotetraodon.

Pea puffer

Carinotetraodon travancoricus

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

CompareRedeye puffer vs Pea pufferRedeye puffer vs Bornean redeye pufferRedeye puffer vs Red-tail dwarf pufferRedeye puffer vs Dwarf Malabar puffer

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the redeye puffer?

The redeye puffer (Carinotetraodon lorteti) 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). Redeye puffer (Carinotetraodon lorteti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/redeye-puffer

MLA

“Redeye puffer (Carinotetraodon lorteti).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/redeye-puffer.

BibTeX
@misc{redeye_puffer_2026,
  title = {Redeye puffer (Carinotetraodon lorteti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/redeye-puffer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}