Arothron
From Microcosm Aquarium Explorer
[[caption:=Large Arothron nigropunctatus, Blackspotted Puffer at Bristol Zoo, England.]] Adrian Pingstone/Public Domain Image
Family: Tetraodontidae
Species in Genus Arothron:
- Blackspotted Puffer
- Guineafowl Puffer
- Map Puffer
- Masked Puffer
- Narrow-lined Puffer
- Starry Puffer
- White-spotted Puffer
Reference: A PocketExpert Guide to Marine Fishes
Known as the FAT PUFFERS, this genus has a number of species prized by aquarists for their intelligence, fascinating behaviors, and big, captivating eyes that can blink.
Many contain the deadly nerve toxin tetrodotoxin and are blamed for causing poisonings, some fatal, among Japanese sushi eaters.