Bluespotted Puffer (blue)

Q: Where can you find Bluespotted Puffer (blue)?

Bluespotted Puffer (blue) can be found in: Bali, Laccadive Islands, Mariana Islands, Bali North West, Malaysia East, Taiwan, Australia North, Marshall Islands, Menjangan Island, Vanuatu, Brunei, China, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan South, India West, Thailand East, Indo-Pacific West, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indo-Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, Chagos Islands, Palau, Philippines, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Micronesia, Tonga and Samoa, Mascarene Islands, Kiribati, Comoros, Fiji, Thailand.

Arothron caeruleopunctatus

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Arothron caeruleopunctatus is a demersal marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae.

Other names: Blue-spotted Pufferfish.

Description

Arothron caeruleopunctatus is a medium-sized fish which grows up to 80 cm length. Its body is oval shape, spherical et relatively elongated. The skin is not covered with scales. The fish has no pelvic fin and no lateral line.The dorsal fin and the anal fin are small, symmetric and located at the end of the body. Its snout is short with two pairs of nostrils and its mouth is terminal with four strong teeth.

Its body colors and patterns are variable but the background coloration is blue grey except the ventral part which is whitish, a yellowish blotch with an extremely irregular size and outline covers the dorsal part. The body is also studded with bluish to white spots in rice shape and the eyes are circled with concentric lines.

Distribution and habitat

This species is found in tropical and subtropical waters from the oceanic islands of the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean. It lives on the external slopes of rocky or coral reefs from the surface to 25 m depth.