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Arothron immaculatus in New Caledonia
Immaculate puffer

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Arothron immaculatus   (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Family:	Tetraodontidae (Puffers)			picture (Arimm_u2.jpg) by Field, R.
Order:	Tetraodontiformes  (puffers and filefishes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Immaculate puffer
Max. size:	30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4919)
Environment:	reef-associated ; depth range 1 - 17 m
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (including the south coast of South Africa, Ref. 4919) to Indonesia, north to southern Japan.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 9-17. Body covered with prickles (Ref. 559). Dark bars on side of head and below pectoral fins; juvenile specimens from the Pacific with longitudinal dark stripes on belly (Ref. 4919).
Biology:	Inhabits weedy areas, often in estuaries; seagrass beds (Ref. 41878) and mangrove areas in 1-1.5 m. Specimens caught by trawling over silty bottoms in 17 m. (Ref. 9137)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	poisonous to eat , Rau, N. and A. Rau. 1980
Coordinator:	Matsuura, Keiichi
Main Ref:	Randall, J.E.. 1985. (Ref. 5170)
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New Caledonia country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Occurs in St. Vincent Bay (Ref. 50303).
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Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/nc.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Marquet, G., B. Séret and R. Lecomte-Finiger, 1997
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	Checked:  Garilao, Cristina V.	Modified:  Ortañez, Auda Kareen	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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