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Arothron hispidus - Whitespotted puffer - Whitespotted puffer

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Photo Author - Andrey Ryanskiy

Species name (lat):

Arothron hispidus

Description:

Whitespotted puffer (Eng) – Arothron hispidus (Lat) (family Tetraodontidae) – grows up to 50 cm. It feeds on benthic invertebrates and mollusks. Easy to identify due to whight oval ring around eyes, white spots over body

Habitat:

Red Sea, Indo-Pacific - Maldives, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan, GBR, Papua - tropical and subtropical seas

juvenal, 5 cm, Bohol

juvenal, 15 cm, Dauin

Photo author - Andrey Ryanskiy

Dauin

Photo author - Andrey Ryanskiy

Andrey Ryanskiy

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