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Tetraodontiformes · Puffers and Filefishes

43 species
Ambon Toby
LC
Ambon Toby அம்போன் ஊதுமீன் Canthigaster amboinensis
Bearded Leatherjacket
LC
Bearded Leatherjacket Anacanthus barbatus
Black-Finned Triggerfish
LC
Black-Finned Triggerfish Melichthys indicus
Blackblotched Porcupinefish
LC
Blackblotched Porcupinefish කළු ලප ඉත්තෑ මාළුවා கரும் திட்டு முள்ளம்பன்றி மீன் Diodon liturosus
Blackpatch Triggerfish
LC
Blackpatch Triggerfish Rhinecanthus verrucosus
Blacksaddle Toby
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Blacksaddle Toby කළු සෑදල පිම්බෙන මාළුවා Canthigaster valentini
Blackspotted Puffer
LC
Blackspotted Puffer කළු ලප බැලූන් මාළුවා கரும்புள்ளி ஊதுமீன் Arothron nigropunctatus
Blue Triggerfish
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Blue Triggerfish Pseudobalistes fuscus
Bluespotted Puffer
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Bluespotted Puffer නිල් ලප බැලූන් මාළුවා நீலப்புள்ளி ஊதுமீன் Arothron caeruleopunctatus
Bridled Triggerfish
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Bridled Triggerfish Sufflamen fraenatum
Ceylon Green Puffer
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Ceylon Green Puffer කොළ බෝල මාළුවා இலங்கை பச்சை பேத்தை Dichotomyctere fluviatilis
Clown Triggerfish
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Clown Triggerfish Balistoides conspicillum
Flagtail Triggerfish
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Flagtail Triggerfish Sufflamen chrysopterum
Guineafowl Puffer
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Guineafowl Puffer ගිනියා කුකුළු පිම්බෙන මාළුවා கினிக்கோழி ஊதுமீன் Arothron meleagris
Horn-Nose Boxfish
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Horn-Nose Boxfish අං තුඩු පෙට්ටි මාළුවා கொம்பு மூக்கு பெட்டிமீன் Ostracion rhinorhynchos
Humpback Turretfish
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Humpback Turretfish කුදු පෙට්ටි මාළුවා Tetrosomus gibbosus
Lagoon Triggerfish
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Lagoon Triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Longhorn Cowfish
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Longhorn Cowfish දිගු අං පෙට්ටි මාළුවා நீண்ட கொம்புப் பெட்டிமீன் Lactoria cornuta
Longspined Porcupinefish
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Longspined Porcupinefish ඉත්තෑ මාළුවා முள்ளம்பன்றி மீன் Diodon holocanthus
Map Puffer
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Map Puffer සිතියම් පිම්බෙන මාළුවා வரைபட ஊதுமீன் Arothron mappa
Milkspot Toadfish
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Milkspot Toadfish කිරි ලප පිම්බෙන මාළුවා பால்புள்ளி பேத்தை Chelonodon kappa
Multilined Puffer
Multilined Puffer ඉරි බෝල මාළුවා பல கோட்டுப் பேத்தை Arothron multilineatus
Orangestripe Triggerfish
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Orangestripe Triggerfish Balistapus undulatus
Peter’s Toby
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Peter’s Toby Canthigaster petersii
Redtooth Triggerfish
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Redtooth Triggerfish Odonus niger
Reticulated Puffer
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Reticulated Puffer දැල් රටා පිම්බෙන මාළුවා வலைப்பின்னல் ஊதுமீன் Arothron reticularis
Scrawled Filefish
LC
Scrawled Filefish Aluterus scriptus
Shortnose Boxfish
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Shortnose Boxfish කෙටි නාස පෙට්ටි මාළුවා குட்டை மூக்கு பெட்டி மீன் Ostracion nasus
Shortnose Tripodfish
LC
Shortnose Tripodfish Triacanthus biaculeatus
Silver Puffer
LC
Silver Puffer රිදී පෆර් வெள்ளி ஊதுமீன் Lagocephalus sceleratus
Spotted Boxfish
LC
Spotted Boxfish පුල්ලි පෙට්ටි මාළුවා புள்ளிப் பெட்டி மீன் Ostracion meleagris
Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish
LC
Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish Canthidermis maculata
Spotted Porcupinefish
LC
Spotted Porcupinefish ලප සහිත ඉත්තෑ මාළුවා புள்ளி முள்ளம்பன்றி மீன் Diodon hystrix
Starry Puffer
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Starry Puffer තරු ලප පිම්බෙන මාළුවා நட்சத்திர பேத்தை Arothron stellatus
Starry Triggerfish
LC
Starry Triggerfish Abalistes stellatus
Titan Triggerfish
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Titan Triggerfish Balistoides viridescens
Unicorn Leatherjacket
LC
Unicorn Leatherjacket Aluterus monoceros
Wedgetail Triggerfish
LC
Wedgetail Triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulus
White-Spotted Puffer
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White-Spotted Puffer සුදු ලප පිම්බෙන මාළුවා வெள்ளைப் புள்ளி பேத்தை Arothron hispidus
Wirenet Filefish
LC
Wirenet Filefish Cantherhines pardalis
Yellow Boxfish
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Yellow Boxfish කහ පෙට්ටි මාළුවා மஞ்சள் பெட்டி மீன் Ostracion cubicum
Yellow-Eyed Puffer
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Yellow-Eyed Puffer බැලුන් මාළුවා மஞ்சள் கண் பலூன் மீன் Arothron immaculatus
Yellowmargin Triggerfish
LC
Yellowmargin Triggerfish Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus