Tetraodon

Tetraodon is a genus in the pufferfish family (Tetraodontidae) found in freshwater in Africa. It is the type genus of the family and historically included numerous other species; several Asian species were moved to the genera Dichotomyctere, Leiodon and Pao in 2013.

Species
There are 6 recognized species in this genus:


 * Tetraodon duboisi Poll, 1959
 * Tetraodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758 (Fahaka pufferfish, Nile pufferfish, lineatus puffer or globe fish)
 * Tetraodon mbu Boulenger, 1899 (mbu pufferfish or giant pufferfish)
 * Tetraodon miurus Boulenger, 1902 (Congo pufferfish or potato pufferfish)
 * Tetraodon pustulatus A. D. Murray, 1857 (Cross River pufferfish)
 * Tetraodon schoutedeni Pellegrin, 1926