Studded Pufferfish
Torquigener flavimaculosus
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
- Torquigener
Where to Find
Found in 13 diving areas across 8 countries and 3 regions.
- Tofo & Inhambane, Mozambique - 1 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 1 records
- Larnaca, Cyprus - 1 records
- Crete, Greece - 20 records
- Dodecanese, Greece - 28 records
- Bodrum, Turkey - 17 records
- Kas & Kekova, Turkey - 10 records
- Dahab, Egypt - 11 records
- El Gouna, Egypt - 4 records
- Hurghada, Egypt - 4 records
- Eilat, Israel - 6 records
- Aqaba, Jordan - 7 records
- Aqaba Marine Park, Jordan - 7 records