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Bluespotted Puffer

Arothron caeruleopunctatus

The Bluespotted Puffer (Arothron caeruleopunctatus) is a tropical marine fish of the family Tetraodontidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 2 and 50 m deep. It grows to 80 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

Size: 80 cmtotal length
Depth: 2–50 m
Climate zone: Tropical

In the wild

Water type: Marine
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Coral and rocky reefs
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Depth

surface

2 m50 m

Conservation status

Classification

FamilyTetraodontidae
GenusArothron
SpeciesArothron caeruleopunctatus

Quick answers

Bluespotted Puffer size: how big does it get?: It grows to 80 cm (total length).
Bluespotted Puffer: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.