Arothron caeruleopunctatus

Matsuura 1994

Blue-spotted Puffer

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Reunion and Maldives, eastward through Indonesia and Papua New Guinea to the Coral Sea, and north to Japan.

Size: 32 inches (80 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow coastal bays and estuaries and usually found at depths between 6 to 150 feet (2 - 45 m) where it feeds on benthic invertebrate.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Tetraodontiformes

Suborder: Tetraodontoidei

Family: Tetraodontidae

Subfamily: Tetraodontinae

Genus: Arothron

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Unsuitable for home aquariums due to its physical size.

Public aquarium species.