Black spotted puffer fish

Scientific name : Arothron nigropunctatus

Highly variable colour, grey, brown, yellow, sometimes with irregular blotches, always with scattered black spots and larger blotches around eyes and mouth. 33 cm. Easy to identify, by the shape and the spotted colour pattern. It is the commonest species in our area. The Red Sea species A. diadematus, is very similar, but with a more constant mask shaped blotch.

Associated organisms
Often seen sleeping in the barrel sponges.

	Description	Author	Place	Size
	Arothron nigropunctatus	DANIELE IOP	Indonesia, Bunaken	388 kB