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Blackspotted puffer

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Blackspotted puffer

Summary

Blackspotted puffer is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month, #1,600 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blackspotted puffer's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Blackspotted puffer is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Blackspotted puffer's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Blackspotted puffer is classified within Arothron[6].
  • Blackspotted puffer's scientific name is Arothron nigropunctatus[7].
  • Blackspotted puffer's Commons category is recorded as Arothron nigropunctatus[8].
  • Blackspotted puffer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arothron nigropunctatus[9].
  • Blackspotted puffer's Commons gallery is recorded as Arothron nigropunctatus[10].
  • Blackspotted puffer's has characteristic is recorded as omnivore[11].
  • Blackspotted puffer's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. nigropunctatus'}[12].
  • Blackspotted puffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Ballon Maculé'}[13].
  • Blackspotted puffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Poisson-ballon à Queue Jaune'}[14].
  • Blackspotted puffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Poisson-ballon à Taches Noires'}[15].
  • Blackspotted puffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blackspotted Blaasop'}[16].
  • Blackspotted puffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black Spotted Blow Fish'}[17].
  • Blackspotted puffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blackspotted Puffer'}[18].
  • Blackspotted puffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black Spotted Puffer'}[19].
  • Blackspotted puffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black-spotted Pufferfish'}[20].
  • Blackspotted puffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blackspotted Toadfish'}[21].
  • Blackspotted puffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Puffer Fish'}[22].
  • Blackspotted puffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '黑斑叉鼻魨'}[23].
  • Blackspotted puffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '狗頭'}[24].
  • Blackspotted puffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '污點河魨'}[25].
  • Blackspotted puffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '規仔'}[26].
  • Blackspotted puffer is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '黑斑叉鼻鲀'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Blackspotted puffer is Arothron nigropunctatus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Arothron[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Ballon Maculé'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Poisson-ballon à Queue Jaune'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Poisson-ballon à Taches Noires'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blackspotted Blaasop'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black Spotted Blow Fish'}[17], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blackspotted Puffer'}[18].

Identifiers

Blackspotted puffer's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 119385[28]. Blackspotted puffer's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 300224[29]. Blackspotted puffer's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46571007[30]. Blackspotted puffer's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2407394[31]. Blackspotted puffer's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173316[32].

Why It Matters

Blackspotted puffer ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month, #1,600 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Species composition and succession of coral reef fishes on Qilianyu Island, Xisha Islands. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Species composition and succession of coral reef fishes on Qilianyu Island, Xisha Islands. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Poco a poco · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Arothron nigropunctatus
    Instance of → taxon
    Has characteristic → omnivore
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Botete cara de perro (Arothron nigropunctatus), Nosy Sakatia, Madagascar, 2025-09-18, DD 13.jpg"
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