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Blue-spotted pufferfish
Arothron caeruleopunctatus
7.48945, 98.3125
Field Notes
Description:
It is a medium-sized fish which grows up to 80 cm length. 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.
Habitat:
It lives on the external slopes of rocky or coral reefs from the surface to 25 m depth in Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Notes:
This pufferfish is active in the daytime, and is solitary and shy.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2017
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