Narrowlined Puffer

Arothron manilensis

Primary colour beige to light brown or grey-green, dark horizontal stripes.

Size : 31 cm

Habitat : In lagoons, bays and protected outreefs, 1-20 m. Inhabits seagrass fields and sandy areas near reef.

Distribution : Borneo and Bali to the Philippines, SW Japan, Micronesia, Samoa and East Australia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Tetraodontiformes

FAMILY

:

Tetraodontidae

GENUS

:

Arothron

SPECIES

:

Arothron manilensis

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner