Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Whitespotted Puffer
Whitespotted Puffer
Scientific Name: Arothron hispidus
Family: Tetraodontidae
Category: Pufferfishes
Also known as: Stripebelly Puffer, Stars and Stripes Puffer
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

Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Pufferfishes

Whitespotted Puffer

Immaculate Puffer

Striped Puffer

Map Puffer

Map Puffer (Juvenile)

Guineafowl Puffer

Blackspotted Puffer

Reticulated puffer

Star Puffer

Ambon Toby

Pacific Crown Toby

Whitebelly Toby

Fingerprint Toby

Hawaiian Crown Toby

Lantern Toby

Hawaiian Whitespotted Toby

Honeycomb Toby

Papuan Toby

Spotted Sharpnosed Puffer

Sharpnose Puffer

Black-Saddled Toby

Bandtail Puffer

Checkered Puffer

Blue-Spotted Puffer



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