| Tetraodontidae (Puffers), subfamily: Tetraodontinae |
| 80 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; depth range 2 - 50 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: Reunion and Maldives, eastward through Indonesia and Papua New Guinea to the Coral Sea, and northward to Japan. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal soft rays: 10-12. Description: Characterized by yellowish brown color on back and side grading to white on belly; presence of alternating light and dark rings around eye; pectoral fin base with black patch with white spots; head, body and median fins with small blue spots; head and body with spinules except posterior caudal peduncle, around eye, gill opening and base of dorsal and anal fins; bony interorbital width 2.4-2.9 in head length; rounded caudal fin, length 4.0-5.0 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Found primarily in coral reefs. Also occurs in temperate waters. Solitary (Ref. 90102). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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From Bali Strait to Timor Sea (Ref. 5978). In range: Ref. 47567; also recorded from Raja Ampat Islands, Pulau Weh, Togean and Banggai Islands; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra (Ref. 47567). |
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