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blackspotted pufferfish, dog-faced puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)
Subject: blackspotted pufferfish, dog-faced puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)
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Arothron nigropunctatus (yellow) - blackspotted pufferfish, dog-faced puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus).jpg
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blackspotted pufferfish, dog-faced puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)


Description Arothron nigropunctatus
Date August 2012
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The blackspotted puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus), also known as the dog-faced puffer, is a tropical marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae. This species is found in tropical waters from the Indian Ocean to the central islands of the Pacific Ocean, roughly equalling the Indo-Pacific, except the Red Sea. Order: Tetraodontiformes, Family: Tetraodontidae, Genus: Arothron, Species: Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801).

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Scientific Name: Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Common Names:
English – Blackspotted Puffer, Blackspotted Toadfish, Blackspotted Blaasop, Black Spotted Puffer, Black-spotted Pufferfish, Black Spotted Blow Fish, Puffer Fish
French – Ballon Maculé, Poisson-ballon à Queue Jaune, Poisson-ballon à Taches Noires
Synonyms:
Arothron citrinellus (Günther, 1870)
Tetraodon nigropunctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Tetrodon nigropunctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Tetrodon nigropunctatus ssp. citrinella Günther, 1870

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