Immaculate puffer (Arothron immaculatus)

Scientific name: Arothron immaculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801

The Immaculate puffer (Arothron immaculatus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Tetraodontidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea and East Africa (including the south coast of South Africa, ) to Indonesia, north to southern Japan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 17. Body covered with prickles. Dark bars on side of head and below pectoral fins; juvenile specimens from the Pacific with longitudinal dark stripes on belly.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Arothron immaculatus
Family: Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Order: Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 30.0
Depth range: 1–17 m (3–56 ft)
Environment: Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 17 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (including the south coast of South Africa, ) to Indonesia, north to southern Japan.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Poisonous to eat
Uses: Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)