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Dogface Puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus
Also known as: Blackspotted Puffer • Black-spotted puffer • Blackspotted puffer
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Tetraodontidae• Order: Tetraodontiformes
The blackspotted puffer, also known as the dog-faced puffer, is a tropical marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae.
📌 Distribution and habitat
This species is found in tropical waters from the Indian Ocean to the central islands of the Pacific Ocean, roughly equalling the Indo-Pacific, except the Red Sea.
It lives close to external reef slopes and lagoons from the surface to depth.
📌 Feeding
Arothron nigropunctatus feeds on benthic invertebrates, sponges, algaes, coral like Acropora tips, crustaceans and mollusks.
📌 Behaviour
This pufferfish is diurnal, solitary and territorial.
📌 Defense
Arothron nigropunctatus holds the deadly poison tetrodotoxin, which protect it from predators. In order to ward off potential enemies, they can inflate their bodies by swallowing air or water.
Quick Facts
Common Names:
Dogface Puffer, Blackspotted Puffer, Black-spotted puffer, Blackspotted puffer, Dogface puffer, Black spotted blow fish, Black spotted puffer, Black spotted pufferfish, Black-spotted pufferfish, Black-spotted toadfish, Black-spotted toado, Blackspotted blaasop, Blackspotted toadfish, Black Spotted Blow Fish, Black Spotted Puffer, Black-spotted Pufferfish, Blackspotted Blaasop, Blackspotted Toadfish, Puffer Fish, blackspotted puffer, Black Spotted Pufferfish, Black-spotted Puffer, Black-spotted Toadfish, Black-spotted Toado, Blackspotted Pufferfish, Dog-faced Puffer, Puffer fish, Spotted Toado
Class:
Actinopteri
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Data Sources
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Distribution Statistics
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Observations
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Countries
Top Locations
Sumilon Island, Philippinen
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Wave Break Island, Main Beach QLD 4217, Australia
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Lifou, NC-IL, NC
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Bitung, ID-SW, ID
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Bourail, New Caledonia
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First: 6/28/2008 · Latest: 9/6/2024
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