White-spotted puffer
Arothron hispidus
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The white-spotted puffer ranges from the Red Sea and East Africa to the eastern Pacific, on reefs and in lagoons down to about 50 metres; juveniles live in weedy estuaries. It reaches 50 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Arothron hispidus
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Arothon hispidus, Arothron hispidus perspicillaris, Crayracion hispidus, Dilobomycterus hispidus, Takifugu hispidus, Tetraodon hispidus, Tetraodon perspicillaris, Tetraodon sazanami, Tetraodon semistriatus, Tetrodon hispidus, Tetrodon laterna, Tetrodon pusillus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, América do Norte, América do Sul, África
Water
- Temperature
- 25 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 50 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Omnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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