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Studded pufferfish

Torquigener flavimaculosus Hardy & Randall, 1983

Status not recordedbony fish

The studded pufferfish (Torquigener flavimaculosus) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, order Tetraodontiformes.

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Quick facts about the studded pufferfish

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 studded pufferfish live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the studded pufferfish as introduced in 7 countries.

  1. Cyprus
  2. Greece
  3. Israel
  4. Lebanon
  5. Libya
  6. Syria
  7. Türkiye

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 studded pufferfish 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 studded pufferfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusTorquigener
  7. SpeciesTorquigener flavimaculosus Hardy & Randall, 1983

Synonyms Torquigener flavimaculatus

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Flavimaculosus pufferEnglish
  • Yellowspotted pufferEnglish
  • FuqulArabic
  • Peix bola constel·lacióCatalan
  • 黄斑窄额鲀Chinese
  • čtverzubec žlutoskvrnnýCzech
  • Rotmeer-KugelfischGerman
  • ΝανολαγοκέφαλοςGreek
  • keltapilkkupallokalaFinnish
  • Tétrodon ConstelléFrench
  • חמת ים-סופיHebrew
  • Gelsvadėmis dygliapilvisLithuanian
  • Rode Zee-kogelvisDutch
  • Baiacu-constelaçãoPortuguese
  • Красноморский иглобрюх-торквигенерRussian
  • Benekli BalonTurkish
  • ينفوخ أصفر النقاطArabic
  • HadroomArabic
  • Gelbpunkt-KugelfischGerman
  • Πιτσιλωτός τετραόδονταςGreek
  • חמת ים-סופיתHebrew
  • Cüce balon baligiTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the studded pufferfish

Other species in the same genus Torquigener.

Dwarf blaasop

Torquigener hypselogeneion

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Banded toado

Torquigener pleurogramma

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the studded pufferfish an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the studded pufferfish as introduced in 7 countries, including Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Lebanon and Libya, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the studded pufferfish?

The studded pufferfish (Torquigener flavimaculosus) belongs to the family Tetraodontidae in the order Tetraodontiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Studded pufferfish (Torquigener flavimaculosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/studded-pufferfish

MLA

“Studded pufferfish (Torquigener flavimaculosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/studded-pufferfish.

BibTeX
@misc{studded_pufferfish_2026,
  title = {Studded pufferfish (Torquigener flavimaculosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/studded-pufferfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}