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    Spotted Puffer

    Spotted Puffer

    Arothron meleagris

    Reef Fish
    Least Concern

    The Spotted Puffer (Arothron meleagris) is recorded at 31 diving areas across 22 countries, most often around Bocas del Toro, Coiba National Park and Galápagos Islands.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 8 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Central America
    Cocos IslandCosta Rica
    Occasionally seen here
    Bocas del ToroPanama
    Frequently seen here
    Coiba National ParkPanama
    Frequently seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Christmas Island (Kiritimati)Kiribati
    Occasionally seen here
    Bikini AtollMarshall Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Niue West CoastNiue
    Rarely seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Rarely seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    Rabaul & New BritainPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    Savai'iSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Regularly seen here
    TongatapuTonga
    Rarely seen here
    Vava'u GroupTonga
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Okinawa Main IslandJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Grande ComoreComoros
    Rarely seen here
    LakshadweepIndia
    Rarely seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Rarely seen here
    Quirimbas ArchipelagoMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Occasionally seen here
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassTeleostei
    OrderTetraodontiformes
    FamilyTetraodontidae
    GenusArothron

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