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Bony fish

Blue-spotted Puffer

Arothron caeruleopunctatus

Also known as: Blowfish, Blue-spotted Pufferfish, Pufferfish, Stellate Puffer, Swelltoad, Toadfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
Adult
@fishx6 · Mirihi Island Resort, Maldives · June 20101 / 8
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Overview

Found singly, over mixed coral, rubble, sand, and weedy bottoms, of coral reefs.

The bodies of Pufferfish are covered in a toxic mucus, if the skin or flesh is consumed it can be fatal to humans.
When threatened they will puff up like a football to deter predators.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
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Found singly, over mixed coral, rubble, sand, and weedy bottoms, of coral reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderTetraodontiformes
    5. familyTetraodontidae
    6. genusArothron
    7. speciesArothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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    More in the family

    Puffers (Tetraodontidae)