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    Pufferfish

    Pufferfish

    Arothron hispidus

    Reef Fish
    Least Concern

    The Pufferfish (Arothron hispidus) is recorded at 56 diving areas across 33 countries, most often around Bocas del Toro, Coiba National Park and Sydney & New South Wales.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 8 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Christmas IslandAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    Sydney & New South WalesAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Central America
    Caribbean CoastCosta Rica
    Occasionally seen here
    Cocos IslandCosta Rica
    Rarely seen here
    Bocas del ToroPanama
    Frequently seen here
    Coiba National ParkPanama
    Frequently seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Kadavu & Great Astrolabe ReefFiji
    Occasionally seen here
    Christmas Island (Kiritimati)Kiribati
    Rarely seen here
    PohnpeiMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    YapMicronesia
    Occasionally seen here
    Niue West CoastNiue
    Rarely seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Occasionally seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    Rabaul & New BritainPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    Iron Bottom SoundSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Ha'apai GroupTonga
    Rarely seen here
    Vava'u GroupTonga
    Rarely seen here
    Espiritu SantoVanuatu
    Rarely seen here
    Port Vila & EfateVanuatu
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Regularly seen here
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Okinawa Main IslandJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Kenting National ParkTaiwan
    Occasionally seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Andaman IslandsIndia
    Rarely seen here
    LakshadweepIndia
    Occasionally seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Regularly seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Bazaruto ArchipelagoMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Quirimbas ArchipelagoMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Tofo & InhambaneMozambique
    Occasionally seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Occasionally seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Regularly seen here
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    Trincomalee & East CoastSri Lanka
    Rarely seen here
    Dar es Salaam & Offshore IslandsTanzania
    Regularly seen here
    Zanzibar & PembaTanzania
    Occasionally seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassTeleostei
    OrderTetraodontiformes
    FamilyTetraodontidae
    GenusArothron

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