Blue-spotted puffer

Arothron caeruleopunctatus

Pufferfish from Japanese Waters

Arothron caeruleopunctatus, also known as the blue-spotted pufferfish, is a demersal marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Arothron
Maximum length: 80 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Reunion and Maldives, eastward through Indonesia and Papua New Guinea to the Coral Sea, and northward to Japan.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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