White-spotted Puffer

Arothron hispidus

Tetraodontidae Tetraodontiformes
White-spotted Puffer

Taxonomy & Basic Info

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Species: Arothron hispidus

Key Features

Distinguishing Characteristic

White spots on a green or grey background.

Distinguishing Characteristic

Yellow and black circles around pectoral fin.

Related Species

Immaculate Puffer
Immaculate Puffer
Arothron immaculatus
Stellate Puffer
Stellate Puffer
Arothron stellatus
Spotted Sharpnose
Spotted Sharpnose
Canthigaster solandri
Milkspotted Puffer
Milkspotted Puffer
Chelonodon patoca
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Source Publication

Shoals of Sapphire

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute | ISSN: 0972-2351