Masked puffer

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Masked puffer
Pez globo (Arothron diadematus), mar Rojo, Egipto, 2023-04-17, DD 19.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Arothron
Species:
A. diadematus
Binomial name
Arothron diadematus
(Rüppell, 1829)

The masked puffer (Arothron diadematus) is a pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae.

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Distribution

Red Sea only.

Description

Maximum length 30 cm, olive-green/grey with a black mask over the eyes and pectoral fins, mouth has a black border. [2] Usually solitary but schools during mating period. Some authors believe this to be a variation of the species Arothron nigropunctatus . [3]

Habitat

Associated with coral reefs, from surface to 20m depth. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Shao, K.; Liu, M.; Jing, L.; Hardy, G.; Leis, J.L.; Matsuura, K. (2014). "Arothron diadematus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T193722A2266549. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193722A2266549.en . Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 Siliotti, A. (2002) fishes of the red sea Verona, Geodia ISBN   88-87177-42-2
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Arothron diadematus". FishBase . May 2007 version.


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