Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Striped Puffer
Arothron manilensis
Striped Puffer
Also known as: Narrow-Lined Puffer
Category: Pufferfishes
Scientific Name: Arothron manilensis
Size: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 6-60 ft. (2-18 m)
Distribution: West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Tetraodontoidei (Suborder)
      └Tetraodontidae (Family) Pufferfishes
       └Arothron (Genus)
        └A. manilensis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 275384🔗
iNaturalist ID: 196935🔗

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