Stellate Puffer

Arothron stellatus

Tetraodontidae Tetraodontiformes
Stellate Puffer

Taxonomy & Basic Info

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

Key Features

Distinguishing Characteristic

Spotted dorsal part (bands in juvenile).

Distinguishing Characteristic

Large size.

Related Species

White-spotted Puffer
White-spotted Puffer
Arothron hispidus
Immaculate Puffer
Immaculate Puffer
Arothron immaculatus
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