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Blackspotted Puffer (Arothron stellatus)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Arothron stellatus

(Anonymous, 1798)

Blackspotted Puffer

Also known as: Starry Toadfish, Puffer, Starry Puffer, Stellate Puffer, Starry Blowfish, Star Blaasop, Star Puffer

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About
Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

3–58 m

Max size

1.2 m

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy
Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Tetraodontidae

Where to find it
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