Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Star Puffer
Star Puffer
Scientific Name: Arothron stellatus
Also known as: Starry Toadfish, Starry Puffer
Category: Pufferfishes
Size: 1 to 3 ft (30 to 90 cm)  
Depth: 10-150 ft. (3-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef

Fish
Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Pufferfishes

Star Puffer

Striped Puffer

Guineafowl Puffer

Sharpnose Puffer

Papuan Toby

Black-Saddled Toby

Bennett's Toby

Hawaiian Whitespotted Toby

Ambon Toby

Lantern Toby

Bandtail Puffer

Checkered Puffer

Blackspotted Puffer

Whitespotted Puffer

Blue-Spotted Puffer

Map Puffer

Catfishes
Triggerfishes
Trumpetfishes
Cornetfishes
Tilefishes
Goatfishes
Filefishes
Boxfishes
Remoras
Porcupinefishes
Sweepers
Drums

External Reference: fishbase.org itis.gov

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