Is the Grass Puffer dangerous to divers?

The Grass Puffer is harmless to divers.

How big does the Grass Puffer get?

The Grass Puffer grows to about 15.9 cm.

Grass Puffer

Takifugu niphobles

Group: Pufferfish
Max size: 15.9 cm
For divers: safe
IUCN status: LC

Each spring the grass puffer comes ashore in droves on the high tide to spawn, leaving eggs half buried in sand and rubble on the beach. Like other puffers its flesh can be poisonous to eat, and it grows to about sixteen centimetres.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae › Takifugu

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 278419.

FAQ

Is the Grass Puffer dangerous to divers?: The Grass Puffer is harmless to divers.
How big does the Grass Puffer get?: The Grass Puffer grows to about 15.9 cm.