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Tetraodontidae
Blackspotted puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus
Pairs nibbling the tips of branching coral
- Black
- Blue
- Yellow
- Tropical
- Nearshore
- Globally widespread
- Marine fish
- Globular or blocky
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Black
Tropical
Globular or blocky
MediumBlackspotted puffer is a marine fish that lives in coastal waters and coral reefs. It is known for pairs nibbling the tips of branching coral.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Genus
- Arothron
- Maximum length
- 33 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Habitat
- Coastal waters and coral reefs
- Body shape
- Rounded
- Diet
- Omnivorous
- Distribution
- Warm waters worldwide
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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