White-Spotted Puffer
Arothron hispidus
- Group: Pufferfish
- Typical depth: 1–50 m
- Max size: 50 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This puffer can swallow water and balloon into a tough sphere when threatened, and its flesh carries tetrodotoxin that makes it dangerous to eat. It cruises outer reef slopes, lagoons and weedy estuaries down to about 50 metres, usually alone, and grows to roughly half a metre.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae › Arothron
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 219925.
FAQ
- How deep does the White-Spotted Puffer live?
- The White-Spotted Puffer (Arothron hispidus) is typically found at 1–50 m.
- Is the White-Spotted Puffer dangerous to divers?
- The White-Spotted Puffer is harmless to divers.
- How big does the White-Spotted Puffer get?
- The White-Spotted Puffer grows to about 50 cm.