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Puffer Fish

Arothron meleagris

Photo by CynthiaMHori
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This is the dark form of the species. When not disturbed it is box like, brown and with white spots.

Habitat:

coral reef

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Edith
How brave of you to handle this fish. If this is a Puffer fish (which definitely looks like one) are believed to be the second–most poisonous vertebrate in the world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraodontidae

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PublishedMarch 6, 2011

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