Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Guineafowl Puffer
Arothron meleagris
Guineafowl Puffer
Category: Pufferfishes
Scientific Name: Arothron meleagris
Size: 10 to 20 in. (25 to 50 cm)  
Depth: 5-60 ft. (2-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Tetraodontidae (Family)
      └Arothron (Genus)

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