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White-spotted puffer - Arothron hispidus Found on dive sites near Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. Arothron hispidus,Costa Rica,Geotagged,Spring,White-spotted puffer Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

White-spotted puffer - Arothron hispidus

Found on dive sites near Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica.

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The white-spotted puffer is a medium to large-sized puffer fish, it can reach 50 cm length. It is light grey in color, or greyish or yellowish, and clearly covered with more or less regular white points, that become concentric contrasting white and dark grey lines that radiate around the eyes and pectoral fins. The ventral part is white. The "shoulder" is dark. It also has concentric contrasting white and dark grey lines that radiate around the eyes and pectoral fins.

Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Aug 28, 2021. Captured Apr 16, 2014 17:38 in Unnamed Road, Provincia de Puntarenas, Quepos, Costa Rica.
  • XZ-1
  • f/2.5
  • 1/40s
  • ISO200
  • 6mm