Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
      └Tetraodontidae (Family)
       └Arothron (Genus)
        └A. manilensis (Species)

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