Sealife guideThe white-spotted pufferArothron hispidus
Last updated on 06/11/2024 at 11:50 PM
Taxonomy
English names
White-spotted pufferStripebelly pufferBristly puffer
French namesPoisson ballon à taches blanches
Spanish namesBotete panza rayada
Scientific nameArothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
FamilyTetraodontidae
OrderTetraodontiformes
ClassActinopterygii
Did you know ?
The white-spotted puffer is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The white-spotted puffer appears in the IUCN Red List since 2014 within the category Least Concern !

The white-spotted puffer (Arothron hispidus) © Cigdem Sean Cooper | Dreamstime.com
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