Arothron mappa  (Lesson, 1831)

Map Pufferfish
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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Suborder: Tetraodontoidei
Superfamily: -
Family: Tetraodontidae
Subfamily: Tetraodontinae
Genus: Arothron​
Species: mappa

  • Common names: Map Pufferfish
  • Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa south to Natal, South Africa, and east to Samoa, northward to the Ryukyus and western sea of Japan, southward to New Caledonia and Queensland, Australia.
  • Image locations: Krabi (Koh Phi Phi Marine N.P.)
  • Environment: Marine
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Arothron mappa from Thailand.
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Arothron mappa (Map Puffer). Koh Phi Phi National Marine Park, Krabi Province. December, 2016.
References:
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