Arothron immaculatus

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Immaculate puffer
Immaculate Puffer (6851422830).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Arothron
Species:
A. immaculatus
Binomial name
Arothron immaculatus
(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)

Arothron immaculatus, the immaculate puffer or yellow-eyed puffer, is a pale greyish to brownish pufferfish from the Indo-West Pacific. It is a species of marine fish in the family Tetraodontidae.

Description[]

The immaculate puffer is a pufferfish and has a rounded body with a short tail. They have no scales or clear lateral line. They are grey or light brown, though they have the ability to change this to a mottled grey-green coloration presumably used for camouflage.[1] The lips and iris of the immaculate pufferfish are yellow. The caudal fin is yellow, bordered with black.

Arothron immaculatus in camouflage.

Distribution[]

The immaculate puffer is distributed in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean from the northern coast of Australia throughout Indonesia and even as far west as Madagascar and the east coast of Africa.[citation needed] They are usually found on sandy bottoms close to reefs and in lagoons to a depth of 30 meters.[1] Immaculate puffers are often found hunting in patches of isolated rubble and in fields of sea grasses.[1]

Diet[]

The immaculate puffer is primarily carnivorous but has been reported feeding on sea grasses and mangroves as well.[2] Their normal diet consists of crustaceans and mollusks.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Sutton, Alan (2018-11-13). "Immaculate Pufferfish - Facts and Photographs". Seaunseen. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  2. ^ "Immaculate puffer Fish - Maldives Biodiversity Association". www.maldivesbiodiversity.org. Retrieved 2019-08-12.

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