Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Blackspotted Puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus
Blackspotted Puffer
Category: Pufferfishes
Scientific Name: Arothron nigropunctatus
Size: 10 to 13 in. (25 to 33 cm)  
Depth: 10-75 ft. (3-23 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Tetraodontidae (Family)
      └Arothron (Genus)

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