Threetooth puffer (Triodon macropterus)

Scientific name: Triodon macropterus Lesson, 1831

Threetooth puffer (Triodon macropterus)

The Threetooth puffer (Triodon macropterus) is a marine fish of the family Triodontidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, East Africa to the Philippines, north to Japan, south to Australia and New Caledonia. Recently reported from Tonga.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays: 10-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Body yellowish-brown; belly flap white except for a yellow area around a black blotch. The 2.0 cm recruit differs from the adult in the structure of its viscera, most strikingly by the presence of the very large distended stomach, lacking in the adult.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Triodon macropterus
Family
Triodontidae (Three-toothed puffer)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
54.0
Depth range
50–300 m (164–984 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 50 - 300 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to the Philippines, north to Japan, south to Australia and New Caledonia. Recently reported from Tonga.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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