Most observed native puffers and filefishes
Native to the US, by how plants support them, most observed first.
Plant eaters All
26 native animals that feed on plants, most observed first.
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White-spotted Puffer
Arothron hispidus
6,627 observations
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Common Mola
Mola mola
4,389 observations
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Striped Burrfish
Chilomycterus schoepfii
4,196 observations
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Lagoon Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
4,097 observations
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Scrawled Filefish
Aluterus scriptus
4,064 observations
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Smooth Trunkfish
Lactophrys triqueter
3,559 observations
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Wedgetail Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus rectangulus
2,728 observations
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Checkered Puffer
Sphoeroides testudineus
2,713 observations
Other species All
10 native species with no plant ties on record, most observed first.
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Spotted Porcupinefish
Diodon hystrix
8,278 observations
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Longspined Porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
6,974 observations
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Hawaiian Spotted Toby
Canthigaster jactator
2,008 observations
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Finescale Triggerfish
Balistes polylepis
1,374 observations
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Northern Puffer
Sphoeroides maculatus
1,280 observations
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Spotfin Burrfish
Chilomycterus reticulatus
882 observations
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Smooth Puffer
Lagocephalus laevigatus
338 observations
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Web Burrfish
Chilomycterus antillarum
223 observations