The starry toado (Arothron firmamentum) is a pufferfish of the family Tetraodontidae, found in subtropical oceans worldwide, at depths between 10 and 360 m. Its length is up to 40 cm.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Poisonous. The note covers its whole family. Pufferfish; tetrodotoxin in liver, ovaries and skin Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Arothron reticularis — poisonous
- Arothron hispidus — poisonous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Genus
- Arothron
- Species
- Arothron firmamentum
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