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Stars-and-stripes pufferfish
Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
AnimalsBalloon fish, puffer fish, fugu,...
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesiaRed Sea
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- White-spotted pufferfishBritish English
- Weißfleck-KugelfischGerman (Germany)
- Pez glodo con manchas blancasEuropean Spanish
- Poisson-ballon à taches blanchesFrench (France)
- Poisson-ballon à épaule noireFrench (France)
- Pesce palla a punti bianchiItalian (Italy)
- Witgevlekte kogelvisDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
- Crayracion hispidus
- Dilobomycterus hispidus
- Takifugu hispidus
- Tetraodon hispidus
- Tetraodon perspicillaris
- Tetraodon sazanami
- Tetraodon semistriatus
- Tetrodon hispidus
- Tetrodon laterna
- Tetrodon pusillus
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, ANDRÉ Frédéric, PEAN Michel in : DORIS, 20/02/2017 : Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1254
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1979
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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