The pufferfish is the real name. Pufferfish belong to the Tetraodontidae family along with balloonfish, blowfish, bubblefish, honey toads, sea squab, and puffers.
His name was Bloat.
arothron nigropunctatus
a pufferfish is 2 feet
Mbu pufferfish was created in 1899.
The scientific name is used; in place of a common name, to convey the exact spices that is referring to. Without scientific names and only referring to common names animals can be confused among a group of people. ie. Indian Dwarf Puffer, Pee puffer, Malabar pufferfish, Pea pufferfish, pygmy pufferfish, BB puffer are all Carinotetraodon travancoricus.
Tetraodontidae is a family of marine fish with an unusual defense mechanism of drastic self-inflation when threatened, which has earned them the common name "Pufferfish." There are about 25 Gena of the family.
The name of the poisonous fish is usually one word: pufferfish.
Blackspotted Pufferfish. [Scientific Name : Arothron Nigropunctatus]
Green pufferfish was created in 1822.
Dwarf pufferfish was created in 1941.
I believe it should be the Tetradon Mbu, or simply the Mbu...23-28 inches