Common names of Arothron meleagris
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Common Name Used in Language
(Dialect)
Type Official Trade Name
Botete aletas punteadas Mexico Spanish AFS No
Botete globo Mexico Spanish Vernacular No
Buntal Malaysia Malay Vernacular No
Buntal-pasir nangka Malaysia Malay Vernacular No
Buqmah dijaj al habashi Oman Arabic Vernacular No
Butete Philippines Tagalog Vernacular No
Compère pintade France French FAO old No
Compère pintade Global French FAO No
Fuh kudhi koli Maldives Maldivian Vernacular No
Fuurehâ New Caledonia Fwâi Vernacular No
Guinea-fowl pufferfish Indonesia English Vernacular No
Guineafowl blaasop South Africa English Vernacular No
Guineafowl puffer Australia English Vernacular No
Guineafowl puffer Easter I. English Vernacular No
Guineafowl puffer Christmas I. English Vernacular No
Guineafowl puffer Malaysia English Vernacular No
Guineafowl puffer Mexico English AFS No
Guineafowl puffer Niue English Vernacular No
Guineafowl puffer Micronesia English Vernacular No
Guineafowl puffer Hawaii English Vernacular No
Guineafowl puffer Global English FAO No
Hue Tuamotu Is. Tuamotuan Vernacular No
Huehue French Polynesia Rapa Vernacular No
Huehue 'ere'ere Tahiti Tahitian Vernacular No
Huehue ereere French Polynesia Tahitian Vernacular No
Kalavo Fiji Fijian Vernacular No
Koparipari Tuamotu Is. Tuamotuan Vernacular No
Koparipari morori Tuamotu Is. Tuamotuan Vernacular No
Lesh Micronesia Carolinian Vernacular No
Luab kilmej Marshall Is. Marshallese Vernacular No
Mizorefugu Japan Japanese Vernacular No
Mizorefugu Maldives Japanese Vernacular No
Morori Tuamotu Is. Tuamotuan Vernacular No
O'opu hue Hawaii Hawaiian Vernacular No
Pez globo Spain Spanish FAO old No
Phuurenga New Caledonia Jawe (Also used in Nemi) Vernacular No
Poisson-ballon pintade Maldives French Vernacular No
Poisson-ballon ponctué Maldives French Vernacular No
Spotted puffer Hawaii English Vernacular No
Sue-lega Samoa Samoan Vernacular No
Sue-puleuli Samoa Samoan Vernacular No
Tamboril negro Galapagos Is. Spanish Vernacular No
Täpläpallokala Finland Finnish Vernacular No
Tarentaal-blaasop South Africa Afrikaans Vernacular No
Te buni Kiribati Kiribati (Gilbertese) Vernacular No
Tete Tokelau Tokelauan Vernacular No
Tétrodon moucheté French Polynesia French Vernacular No
Titeve kapovai Easter I. Rapa Nui Vernacular No
Velcro-fish Hawaii English Vernacular No
Weisstüpfel-Kugelfisch Maldives German Vernacular No
White-spotted balloon Hawaii English Aquarium No
White-spotted puffer USA English Vernacular No
Whitespotted pufferfish Maldives English Vernacular No
白点叉鼻鲀 China Mandarin Chinese Vernacular No
白点鲀 China Mandarin Chinese Vernacular No
白點叉鼻魨 China Mandarin Chinese Vernacular No
白點叉鼻魨 Taiwan/Ch Taipei Mandarin Chinese Vernacular No
白點叉鼻魨 Hong Kong Cantonese Vernacular No
白點魨 China Mandarin Chinese Vernacular No
金狗 Hong Kong Cantonese Vernacular No
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