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Arothron hispidus in New Caledonia
White-spotted puffer

Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family:	Tetraodontidae (Puffers)	picture (Arhis_ub.jpg) by Kochzius, M.
Order:	Tetraodontiformes (puffers and filefishes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	White-spotted puffer
Max. size:	50.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30874); max. published weight: 2,010 g (Ref. 40637)
Environment:	reef-associated; non-migratory ; depth range 3 - 50 m
Climate:	tropical; 25; 30°N - 35°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Indo-Pacific : Red Sea and East Africa (Ref. 4919) to Panama, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to Lord Howe and Rapa islands. Eastern Pacific: Baja California and the Gulf of California to Panama (Ref. 9349, 11482).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 10-11. The body is generally greenish-brown in color, the back, sides and caudal fin profusely speckled with white spots, and the belly marked with white bars. A single bent lateral line. Body with small spines except around snout and caudal peduncle. Each nostril with two fleshy solid tentacles. Restricted gill opening.
Biology:	Inhabit outer reef slopes to depths of at least 50 m, inner reef flats and lagoons. Juveniles common in weedy areas of estuaries (Ref. 4919). Also found in coastal bays and estuaries, usually near rocky reef or on sand-stretches between reefs with low algae-rubble reef to about 20 meters depth, or in shallow with sparse seagrass growth (Ref. 48637). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Usually solitary and territorial on sandy to rubble areas. Feed on fleshy, calcareous, or coralline algae, detritus, mollusks, tunicates, sponges, corals, zoanthid anemones, crabs, tube worms and echinoderms (Ref. 1602)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	poisonous to eat , Halstead, B.W., P.S. Auerbach and D.R. Campbell. 1990
Coordinator:	Matsuura, Keiichi
Main Ref:	Myers, R.F.. 1991. (Ref. 1602)
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New Caledonia country information
Common names:	Ballon à épaule noire, Bwââî, Kûmmë, Phowot, Wall	Ref: Leblic, I. and M.-H. Teulières, 1987
Status:	native	Ref: Séret, B., 1997
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	live export: ornamental
Comments:	Occurs in the north (Ref. 9070) and southwest lagoons (Ref. 11889); also St. Vincent Bay (Ref. 9070). Recorded from Ouvéa Atoll, Loyalty Is. (Ref. 13236). Also Ref. 13235, 13246, 50302, 50314, 52522.
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Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/nc.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences Point map
Main Ref:	Thollot, P., 1996
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Checked: Garilao, Cristina V.

Modified: Ortañez, Auda Kareen

Entered: Sa-a, Pascualita

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