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Arothron meleagris
This is the dark form of the species. When not disturbed it is box like, brown and with white spots.
coral reef
Spotted on Jul 1, 2006
Submitted on Mar 6, 2011
2 Comments
Hi Edith - just dont eat them!
How brave of you to handle this fish. If this is a Puffer fish (which definitely looks like one) are believed to be the second–most poisonous vertebrate in the world.
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