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map puffer (Arothron mappa)
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map puffer (Arothron mappa) specimen
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Tetraodontidae

map puffer

Arothron mappa

Body prickles pectoral pattern

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

map puffer is known from Indo-Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Maximum length
65 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa south to Natal, South Africa (Ref. 4919 ) and east to Samoa, northward to the Ryukyus and western sea of Japan, southward to New Caledonia and Queensland, Australia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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