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Arothron hispidus
A medium-sized, grey puffer with white spots and yellow fins. Largely nocturnal, though I saw this one during the day (he was very slow though). Solitary fish, feed on a range of things from algae to echinoderms. Found to depths of around 35m.
Can tolerate some range in salinity so can be found estuaries and tidal pools, as well as reefs. I found this one in a fairly shallow (no deeper than 12m), sandy reef, near the Bajo village of Sampela.
Spotted this in the Wakatobi National Park in Indonesia.
Spotted on Apr 8, 2010
Submitted on Sep 20, 2012
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