Blue-Spotted Pufferfish (Arothron caeruleopunctatus) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving

Blue-Spotted Pufferfish

The Blue-Spotted Pufferfish (Arothron caeruleopunctatus) is a large species of Pufferfish that comes in a range of body colours, but all have lots of blue spots across the fish's body. They live in the Indo-Pacific region at depths up to 30 metres.

Blue-Spotted Pufferfish Arothron caeruleopunctatus
Scientific Rank
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata (Chordates)
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Tetraodontiformes (Pufferfish, Triggerfish, & Filefish)
Family:Tetraodontidae (Tetraodontidae)
Genus:Arothron (Arothron)
Species:Arothron caeruleopunctatus
Size
Average Size:70 centimetres

No Troubles Just Bubbles divers who recently spotted Blue-Spotted Pufferfish

(8) - No Troubles Just Bubbles divers have spotted Blue-Spotted Pufferfish on a liveaboard trip

Caroline
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Liveaboard: MV Marco Polo
Destinations: Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock
When: Feb 2026
Boris
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Liveaboard: MV Koon9
Destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai
When: Jan 2026
Anna Maria
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Liveaboard: MV Pawara
Destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock
When: Feb 2025
Lenny
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock
When: Feb 2025
Claudio
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Liveaboard: MV Andaman
Destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Surin Islands, Richelieu Rock
When: Nov 2024
Łukaszewicz
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Liveaboard: MV Koon 9
Destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock
When: Oct 2024
Manon
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Liveaboard: Merdeka 1
Destinations: Phuket, Koh Phi Phi
When: Dec 2023
Mike
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Liveaboard: Merdeka 3
Destinations: Racha Yai, Racha Noi, Koh Phi Phi
When: Aug 2022

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