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The ''' white-spotted puffer''' is a medium sized fish, light grey in colour with small white spots. It has concentric contrasting white and dark grey lines that radiate around the eyes and pectoral fins. |
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* Found in: South-East [[Atlantic Ocean]], [[Indo-Pacific Ocean]], [[East Pacific Ocean]] |
* Found in: South-East [[Atlantic Ocean]], [[Indo-Pacific Ocean]], [[East Pacific Ocean]] |
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| Genus: | Müller, 1841
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| Species: | A. hispidus
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| Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758
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The white-spotted puffer is a medium sized fish, light grey in colour with small white spots. It has concentric contrasting white and dark grey lines that radiate around the eyes and pectoral fins.
- Found in: South-East Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Pacific Ocean, East Pacific Ocean
- Depth range: 3-30 meters
- Habitat: Reefs, lagoons, estuaries, tidal pools
- Diet: Fleshy calcareous or coralline algae, molluscs, tunicates, sponges, corals, zoanthids, crabs, polychaete worms, starfish, urchins
- Activity: Juveniles found in weedy estuaries. Adults nocturnal, solitary, territorial.
- Semi-aggressive
- Maximum Length: 50 cm.
References
- "Arothron hispidus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 30 January.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Arothron hispidus" in FishBase. November 2006 version.
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