Whitespotted puffer (Arothron hispidus)

Whitespotted puffer (Arothron hispidus)

Category Fishes
Maximum length 50 cm
Class Actinopterygii
Order Tetraodontiformes
Family Tetraodontidae
Genus Arothron
Shoot place Ras Um Sid Bay
Shoot date 2022-10-27

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   The coloration is grayish, greenish-brown, or gray-blue. The entire body and caudal fin are covered with numerous small white spots. The skin is covered with small but noticeable spines, visible when the fish is inflated. The belly is white. Concentric contrasting white and dark gray lines radiate around the eyes and pectoral fins.

 

 

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