Arothron immaculatus

Arothron immaculatus
The immaculate puffer (top), compared to two patterned species
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Arothron
Species: A. immaculatus
Binomial name
Arothron immaculatus
(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)

Arothron immaculatus, the immaculate puffer, is a pufferfish from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It reaches 30 cm in length.

Arothron immaculatus in camouflage.

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