Stellate puffer (Arothron stellatus)

Scientific name: Arothron stellatus Anonymous, 1798

Stellate puffer (Arothron stellatus)

The Stellate puffer (Arothron stellatus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Tetraodontidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Body covered with prickles. Juveniles with dark stripes on belly, becoming spots with growth; adults with or without spots on fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Arothron stellatus
Family
Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
120
Common length
54.0
Depth range
3–58 m (10–190 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 58 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. Southeast Atlantic: south coast of South Africa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Poisonous to eat
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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