Order

Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes)

Mola tecta. Photo: (c) Tony Renouf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The Tetraodontiformes are an order of highly derived ray-finned fish, also called the Plectognathi. Sometimes these are classified as a suborder of the order Perciformes. The Tetraodontiformes are represented by 10 extant families and at least 349 species overall; most are marine and dwell in and around tropical coral reefs, but a few species are found in freshwater streams and estuaries. They have no close relatives, and descend from a line of coral-dwelling species that emerged…

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Subtaxa

Suborder: Tetraodontoidei

Where in Humboldt

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