Blackspotted Puffer [Arothron nigropunctatus]
Description
Divers often notice this puffer by its bold, dark spotting and rounded, “puffy” body shape. It tends to cruise calmly over reefs and seagrass edges, pausing to investigate divers before resuming its slow foraging.
Where To See Blackspotted Puffer
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Fish, Sharks & Rays (plus Sea Turtles & Whales)
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Teleosts (Bony Fishes)
Teleostei
|
| Order |
Pufferfish & relatives
Tetraodontiformes
|
| Family |
Puffers
Tetraodontidae
|
| Genus |
Arothron
Arothron
|
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