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Bony fish

Yellowspotted Puffer

Torquigener flavimaculosus

Also known as: Blowfish, Pufferfish, Red Sea Pufferfish, Studded Pufferfish, Swelltoad, Toadfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
VenomousKeep your distance
Adult
@designedforx · KE, Kenya · September 20171 / 3
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Overview

Found over rubble, sand, and in seagrass beds, hiding by burying in the sand when alarmed, over protected, shallow, coastal bays.

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 · Western Indian Ocean, Mediterranean
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Found over rubble, sand, and in seagrass beds, hiding by burying in the sand when alarmed, over protected, shallow, coastal bays.

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Adult photos 3

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderTetraodontiformes
    5. familyTetraodontidae
    6. genusTorquigener
    7. speciesTorquigener flavimaculosus Hardy & Randall, 1983

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    More in the family

    Puffers (Tetraodontidae)