White-spotted puffer


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The white-spotted puffer, Arothron hispidus, is a medium sized fish, light grey in colour with small white spots. It has concentric contrasting white and dark grey lines that radiate around the eyes and pectoral fins.

* Found in: South-East Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Pacific Ocean, east Pacific Ocean
* Depth range: 3-30 meters
* Habitat: Reefs, lagoons, estuaries, tidal pools
* Diet: Fleshy calcareous or coralline algae, molluscs, tunicates, sponges, corals, zoanthids, crabs, polychaete worms, starfish, urchins
* Activity: Juveniles found in weedy estuaries. Adults nocturnal, solitary, territorial.
* Semi-aggressive
* Maximum Length: 50 cm.

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