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    Black Spotted Blow Fish

    Black Spotted Blow Fish

    Arothron nigropunctatus

    Reef Fish
    Least Concern

    The Black Spotted Blow Fish (Arothron nigropunctatus) is recorded at 53 diving areas across 33 countries, most often around Ha'apai Group, Upolu and Rock Islands.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Rowley ShoalsAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Kadavu & Great Astrolabe ReefFiji
    Rarely seen here
    Bikini AtollMarshall Islands
    Regularly seen here
    YapMicronesia
    Occasionally seen here
    Niue West CoastNiue
    Rarely seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Regularly seen here
    Rock IslandsPalau
    Regularly seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    Savai'iSamoa
    Occasionally seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Regularly seen here
    Gizo & Western ProvinceSolomon Islands
    Regularly seen here
    Iron Bottom SoundSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Ha'apai GroupTonga
    Regularly seen here
    TongatapuTonga
    Regularly seen here
    Vava'u GroupTonga
    Regularly seen here
    Funafuti AtollTuvalu
    Rarely seen here
    Espiritu SantoVanuatu
    Occasionally seen here
    Port Vila & EfateVanuatu
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Okinawa Main IslandJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Kenting National ParkTaiwan
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Grande ComoreComoros
    Occasionally seen here
    MoheliComoros
    Occasionally seen here
    LakshadweepIndia
    Occasionally seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Rarely seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Rodrigues IslandMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Quirimbas ArchipelagoMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Tofo & InhambaneMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Occasionally seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Regularly seen here
    KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    Hikkaduwa & South CoastSri Lanka
    Rarely seen here
    Zanzibar & PembaTanzania
    Rarely seen here
    Red Sea & Middle East
    Gulf of TadjouraDjibouti
    Rarely seen here
    Port Sudan & SanganebSudan
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassTeleostei
    OrderTetraodontiformes
    FamilyTetraodontidae
    GenusArothron

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