Marine Life

Blackedged pufferfish

Fukkoli

Arothron immaculatus

Arothron immaculatus, like other pufferfishes, is capable of inflating its body into a spiny ball to deter predators and produces powerful toxins in its tissues, especially in the liver and in the ovaries. Eating these fishes has resulted in serious illness and sometimes death, as previously recorded under the genus Tetraodon in the Catalogue of Fishes of the Maldives, Vol. 1, page 146.

Details

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size: Max. 30 cm
color: Brownish above, lighter below. Upper and lower edge and margin of caudal fin blackish. No markings on body except dark blotch at pectoral fin base.
order: Tetraodontiformes
family: Tetraodontidae
image url: https://assets.explore.mv/fishes/arothron-immaculatus.png
habitat and biology: Typically inhabiting shallow, sheltered waters to a depth of 15 meters, this solitary species can also be seen swimming over exposed sand and seagrass beds.
distinctive characters: The dorsal fin has 9-10 rays, the anal fin has 9-10 rays, and the pectoral fin has 15-16 rays. The body is round in cross-section and the nasal organs consist of two tentacles joined at the base. The body, except for the posterior part of the tail, the base of the anal fin, and the snout, is covered with slender spines, and the teeth are fused into bony plates.