Fish Species

Spotted Puffer Fish

Spotted Puffer Fish - Description

The Spotted Puffer is the most common name for Arothron meleagris, it is also known as the Guineafowl Pufferfish, Golden Puffer, Botete Negro, White Spotted Pufferfish, Botete de Oro and the Golden Pufferfish, individuals occur in two distinct color phases: black with white spots, and golden yellow.

Popular Name: Spotted Puffer Fish
Species: Arothron meleagris

Profile of the Spotted Puffer Fish

 This Profile contains interesting facts and information about the Spotted Puffer Fish species.

  • Size: up to 12 inches

  • Fish Tank conditions: Temperature 77 °F - pH 8.2 - 125 gallons minimum tank size.

  • Diet / Feeding: Mainly branching corals and occasionally, sponges, molluscs, bryozoans, tunicates, forams, and algae.

  • Habitat: Marine reef areas; depth range 3 - 24 m

  • Behaviour of Spotted Puffer: Non aggressive to similar size species

  • Range: Indo-pan-Pacific

Scientific Classification of the Spotted Puffer Fish

 Definition: Scientific classification, or biological classification, is how biologists group and categorize species of organisms with shared physical characteristics. Scientific classification belongs to the science of taxonomy.

  • Species: Arothron meleagris;

  • Popular Names: White Spotted Pufferfish - Guineafowl Pufferfish - Golden Puffer - Botete Negro - Botete de Oro - Golden Pufferfish

  • Kingdom: Animalia

  • Phylum: Chordata

  • Class: Actinopterygii

  • Order: Tetraodontiformes

  • Family: Tetraodontidae

 

Puffer Fish Index


Facts about Fish Species - Spotted Puffer Fish

The colours, shapes and sizes of individual fishes varies enormously - you really need excellent quality pictures or photographs to assist in the identification process.

A combination of the number of fins and their characteristics, color, scale counts, general features, maximum length and distribution are used during a species identification process.

 

The species detailed on this website are Tropical, Saltwater, Aquarium , Marine , Pet , Pond, Clown, Koi, Beta (Betta), Gold Fish (Goldfish), Star, Angel, Puffer, Discus, Piranha, Rainbow, Parrot, Crustaceans, Sea Anemones and Coral.

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