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.

Starry toado
Drawing by Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Arothron
Species:
A. firmamentum
Binomial name
Arothron firmamentum
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
Tetraodon gillbanksii (now known as A. firmamentum) by Frank Edward Clarke

References

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  1. ^ Shao, K.; Liu, M.; Jing, L.; Hardy, G.; Leis, J.L.; Matsuura, K. (2014). "Arothron firmamentum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T193822A2283115. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193822A2283115.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.