Reticulated Blow Fish
Arothron reticularis
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Genus
- Arothron
Where to Find
Found in 13 diving areas across 7 countries and 4 regions.
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 1 records
- Pohnpei, Micronesia - 2 records
- Yap, Micronesia - 2 records
- Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 19 records
- Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan - 2 records
- Okinawa Main Island, Japan - 2 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 4 records
- Lombok & Gili Islands, Indonesia - 2 records
- Sipadan, Malaysia - 2 records
- Bohol, Philippines - 16 records
- Donsol & Sorsogon, Philippines - 1 records
- Dumaguete, Philippines - 13 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 12 records