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Guineafowl Puffer

Arothron meleagris

Also known as: Arothron Pufferfish, Blowfish, Golden Puffer, Golden Pufferfish, Guineafowl Pufferfish, Pufferfish, Spotted Puffer, Spotted Pufferfish, Toadfish, White-spotted Balloon, White-spotted Balloonfish, White-Spotted Puffer, White-Spotted Pufferfish, Velcrofish, Yellow Dog-faced Puffer

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
@blogie · Dayang Beach Dive Site, Talikud Island, Island Garden City of Samal, Philippines · May 20121 / 4

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Overview

Juveniles are black with yellow or white spots that are large compared with the fine spotting of adults. They live in estuaries, usually among weed and seagrass.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
spotswhite spotsyellow spots
Behaviour
inflatessolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Indo-Pacific, Eastern Pacific
  • Country only · 4
RANGE
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Juvenile photos 4

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Discussion

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    ALL STAGES
    FOR THE MARINE-BIOLOGY CURIOUS

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderTetraodontiformes
    5. familyTetraodontidae
    6. genusArothron
    7. speciesArothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798)

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