Map puffer (Eng) – Arothron mappa (Lat) (family Tetraodontidae) – grows up to 60 cm. It feeds on benthic invertebrates, mollusks, crabs. Identified by map-like stripe pattern on body. Depth 5-30 m. Solitary, active at daytime
Habitat:
Indo-Pacific - Maldives, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan, GBR, Papua - tropical and subtropical seas
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