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Arothron mappa (Lesson 1831), the Map Puffer. Indo-Pacific. To
twenty-seven inches. This gentle giant is best supplied with plenty of
rock cover to hide amongst (they're shy), and fed sparingly, but to
fullness a couple of times a week. A profile of one in Raja Ampat. |
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Arothron stellatus (Bloch & Schneider 1801), the Starry Toado.
Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, east coast of Africa. To forty eight inches...
not a misprint, yes, four feet in length. For huge systems only... and
devoted puffer lovers. A colorful juvenile individual found in the much
in Raja Ampat. |
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Canthigaster valentini (Bleeker 1853), Valentini's Sharpnose
Puffer has a filefish mimic. You have to look close to discern
Paraluterus prionurus even when accidentally shipped mixed in with
valentine's puffer; as a file it has a two-spine dorsal that the puffers
lack. This is a type of Batesian mimicry, with the file suffering less
predation by pretending to be an unpalatable puffer. A pair in Lembah
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| Rhopalaea sp. (likely R. crassa)
Translucent cool colored groupings. Common throughout the tropical
Indo-Pacific, reef flats and slopes. Predated by Nembrotha
nudibranchs. Vertical whitish or brown lines are their sperm ducts. N.
Sulawesi pix. |
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