Palau
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Palau
Maui, Hawaii
Palau
Big Island, Hawaii
Whitespotted Puffer
Arothron hispidus
Whitespotted Puffer
Also known as: Stripebelly Puffer, Stars and Stripes Puffer
Category: Pufferfishes
Scientific Name: Arothron hispidus
Size: 10 to 19 in. (25 to 48 cm)
Depth: 3-150 ft. (1-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Northwest Pacific, Tip of Baja Peninsula, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Tetraodontiformes (Order)
└Tetraodontidae (Family)
└Arothron (Genus)
└A. hispidus (Species)
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