Arothron nigropunctatus
Blackspotted Puffer
©Andy Lewis: Blackspotted Puffer at Lizard Island
©Mark Shepherd: Blackspotted Puffer at Lizard Island
©Lyle Vail: Colour variation of Arothron nigropunctatus at Dynamite Pass, outer reef near Lizard Island.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Tetraodontiformes
Family
Tetraodontidae
Genus
Arothron
Species
Arothron nigropunctatus
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Up to 33 cm (Length of specimen)
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Web resources
References
- Bray, R.A., T.H. Cribb and J.-L. Justine (2010). Diploproctodaeum sp(p). (Digenea, Lepocreadiidae) in Australian and New Caledonian waters including two new species from Tetraodontiformes and new records of related species, Acta Parasitologica, 55: 313-326. LIRS catalog number 1315.
- Heiniger, H. and R.D. Adlard (2014). Relatedness of novel species of Myxidium Bu¨tschli, 1882, Zschokkella Auerbach, 1910 and Ellipsomyxa Køie, 2003 (Myxosporea: Bivalvulida) from the gall bladders of marine fishes (Teleostei) from Australian waters, Systematic Parasitology, 87: 47-72. LIRS catalog number 1772.
- Jabbar, A., A. Asnoussi, L.J. Norbury, A. Eisenbarth, S. Shamsi, R.B. Gasser, A.L. Lopata and I. Beveridge (2012). Larval anisakid nematodes in teleost fishes from Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 63: 1283-1299. LIRS catalog number 1584.
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