Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Star Puffer
Arothron stellatus
Star Puffer
Also known as: Starry Toadfish, Starry Puffer
Category: Pufferfishes
Scientific Name: Arothron stellatus
Size: 1 to 3 ft (30 to 90 cm)  
Depth: 10-150 ft. (3-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Tetraodontoidei (Suborder)
      └Tetraodontidae (Family)
       └Arothron (Genus)
        └A. stellatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219928🔗
iNaturalist ID: 196936🔗

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