Starry Pufferfish (Arothron stellatus) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving
Starry Pufferfish (Arothron stellatus) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving

Starry Pufferfish

The Starry Pufferfish (Arothron stellatus) is also known as the Stellate Puffer or Starry Toadfish. It's the largest species in its Genus Arothron. They live in warmer seas acrss the Indo-Pacific region at depths from near the surface to 40 metres.

Starry Pufferfish (Arothron stellatus)
Starry Pufferfish at Thailand's Similan Islands (Arothron stellatus)
Credit: Yoichi Higashida
Starry Pufferfish Arothron stellatus
Scientific Rank
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata (Chordates)
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes (Pufferfish, Triggerfish, & Filefish)
Family: Tetraodontidae (Tetraodontidae)
Genus: Arothron (Arothron)
Species: Arothron stellatus
Size
Average Size: 1 metre

No Troubles Just Bubbles' divers who recently saw Starry Pufferfish

Robert
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: MV Explorer
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Tachai, Surin Islands, Richelieu Rock
When: Feb 2024
tomas
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: Lapat
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Richelieu Rock
When: Jan 2024
Cailyn
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: The Junk
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock, Boonsung Wreck
When: Nov 2022

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katharina Zygmunt
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katharina Zygmunt
3 years ago
we have seen plenty of them at Soma Beach, Hurghada in Egypt. They like to rest on sandy grounds.
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