Blue-spotted Puffer (species: Arothron caeruleopunctatus) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Arothron caeruleopunctatus
Blue-spotted Puffer


©Anne Hoggett: Arothron caeruleopunctatus about 60 cm long at Number 10 Ribbon Reef near Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Arothron caeruleopunctatus about 60 cm long at Number 10 Ribbon Reef near Lizard Island.

©James Mellor: Arothron caeruleopunctatus at Number 10 Ribbon Reef near Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Tetraodontiformes
Family Tetraodontidae
Genus Arothron
Species Arothron caeruleopunctatus

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 80 cm (Length according to Allen and Erdmann (2012))

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island Area: Rarely seen on the outer reefs near Lizard Island. Not recorded from the Lizard Island Group.

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