Tetraodontiformes

A small order of primarily marine fish containing 340 species. Most have a rotund or box-like shape. TETRODOTOXIN is found in their liver and ovaries.

Year introduced: 2002

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Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.875

MeSH Unique ID: D023721

Registry Number: txid31022

Entry Terms:

• Boxfishes
• Ostraciidae
• Pufferfish
• Tetraodontidae
• Puffers
• Puffer Fish
• Fish, Puffer

Previous Indexing:

• Fishes (1981-2001)

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Organisms Category
Eukaryota
Animals
Chordata
Vertebrates
Fishes
Tetraodontiformes
Takifugu