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Masked puffer

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Maximum length 30 cm, olive-green/grey with a black mask over the eyes and pectoral fins, mouth has a black border. Usually solitary but schools during mating period. Some authors believe this to be a variation of the species
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Shao, K.; Liu, M.; Jing, L.; Hardy, G.; Leis, J.L.; Matsuura, K. (2014).
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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Tetraodontiformes
Tetraodontidae
Arothron
Binomial name
Rüppell
pufferfish
family
Tetraodontidae
Red Sea
Arothron nigropunctatus
coral reefs
Masked puffer face detail
Masked puffer at night, resting (sleeping?) on a coral outcrop
coral
View of the back
"Arothron diadematus"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
doi
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193722A2266549.en

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