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Masked puffer
arothron diadematus
Distribution: Indian Ocean, Red Wed Habitat: We meet up to twenty meters deep. The masked puffers are also called blowfish hidden. They mainly live in the coral reef on the sandy bottom. Description: They are about 30cm.Leur name comes from the black mask that covers the eyes. The rest of the body is light gray dotted with black spots. The base of the pectoral fins and the base of the dorsal fin are formed of a black spot. Food: algae, corals, shellfish and starfish up their food. |
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Taxonomic classification
| Phylum: | Chordata | Class: | Actinopterygii | Sub class: | Neopterygii | To print in "PDF" format |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes | Sub order: | Tetraodontoidei | Family: | Tetraodontidae | |
| Genus: | arothron | Species: | diadematus | Descriptor: | Ruppel, 1829 |  |