Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Whitespotted Puffer
Arothron hispidus
Whitespotted Puffer
Also known as: Stripebelly Puffer, Stars and Stripes Puffer
Category: Pufferfishes
Scientific Name: Arothron hispidus
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
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Tetraodontidae (Family)
      └Arothron (Genus)

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