Sealife guideThe Tetraodontidae familyThe taxonomy of marine species

Explore the taxonomy of the sea vertebrates including the cetaceans like the whales or the dolphins, the sea birds, the fish, the sharks and the sea turtles !
Bandtail puffer (Sphoeroides spengleri)
Bandtail puffer
(Sphoeroides spengleri)
Blackspotted puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)
Blackspotted puffer
(Arothron nigropunctatus)
Checkered puffer (Sphoeroides testudineus)
Checkered puffer
(Sphoeroides testudineus)
Guineafowl puffer (Arothron meleagris)
Guineafowl puffer
(Arothron meleagris)
Immaculate pufferfish (Arothron immaculatus)
Immaculate pufferfish
(Arothron immaculatus)
Masked puffer (Arothron diadematus)
Masked puffer
(Arothron diadematus)
Narrow lined pufferfish (Arothron manilensis)
Narrow lined pufferfish
(Arothron manilensis)
Pearl toby (Canthigaster margaritata)
Pearl toby
(Canthigaster margaritata)
Starry pufferfish (Arothron stellatus)
Starry pufferfish
(Arothron stellatus)
Valentin's sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster valentini)
Valentin's sharpnose puffer
(Canthigaster valentini)
White-spotted puffer (Arothron hispidus)
White-spotted puffer
(Arothron hispidus)

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The banded sea snake
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The banded sea snake
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The princess parrotfish
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The princess parrotfish
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The batwing coral crab
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Sépiole du Pacifique boréal
(Rossia pacifica)