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/The Conscientious Marine Aquarist

"True" Puffers, Family Tetraodontidae, (except the Tobies/Sharpnose Puffers, Subfamily Canthigastrinae), Part 3

Part I, Part II, Part IV, Part V, Part VI

 

 Bob Fenner

 
Arothron meleagris (Lacepede 1798), the Guinea Fowl Puffer. This is a "standard" offering in the pet fish trade, in black and white, golden and mottled color morphs. Found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific. Below, first row are images of a "normal" individual in Hawai'i,  a xanthic "gold" one in captivity, and a mottled "koi" one in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Second row, some examples of the species in the Galapagos. To twenty inches long in the wild.
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Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider 1801), the Blackspotted Puffer. Indo-Pacific. To thirteen inches long in the wild. Likely a top-contender for the  most commonly sold puffer in the aquarium interest. A great addition for a fish-only system. A "normal" and "koi" variety in Bunaken, Indonesia, and one sleeping on the bottom at night in Fiji.
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Part I, Part II, Part IV, Part V, Part VI

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