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White-spotted puffer (Arothron hispidus) Nusa Penida, Bali. Sep 9, 2013. Arothron hispidus,Geotagged,Indonesia,Spring,White-spotted puffer Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

White-spotted puffer (Arothron hispidus)

Nusa Penida, Bali. Sep 9, 2013.

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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 Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Nov 8, 2016. Captured Nov 8, 2016 22:16 in Unnamed Road, Sakti, Nusapenida, Kabupaten Klungkung, Bali 80771, Indonesia.