---
title: "Map Puffer"
description: "Arothron mappa — Peixes. The map puffer (Arothron mappa), also known as the map pufferfish, scribbled pufferfish, or Kesho-fugu, is a demersal marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/map-puffer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Map Puffer

> Arothron mappa — Peixes. The map puffer  (Arothron mappa), also known as the map pufferfish, scribbled pufferfish, or Kesho-fugu, is a demersal marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Arothron mappa*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1767
- Wikidata: [Q1803041](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1803041)
- iNaturalist taxon: [124906](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/124906)

## Names

- en: Map Puffer
- de: Mappa-Kugelfisch
- es: Botete Mapa
- fr: Poisson-ballon griffonné

## Countries with the most observations

ID (668), PH (280), MY (94), NC (81), MV (52), AU (39), TH (36), FJ (33), SG (23), SB (16), MG (15), PG (15)

## Summary

The map puffer  (Arothron mappa), also known as the map pufferfish, scribbled pufferfish, or Kesho-fugu, is a demersal marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae. The map puffer is typically found in tropical and subtropical waters from the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean. This fish contains tetrodotoxin, a potent and deadly chemical compound used to ward off predators. Despite being highly poisonous, the map puffer can be found both in the aquarium trade and certain food markets.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_puffer

## Photo

![Map Puffer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/map-puffer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/263040848

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/map-puffer?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).