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Arothron mappa (Lesson, 1831)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Body covered with prickles (Ref. 559). Body beautifully colored; black area around anus, black reticulations below pectoral fins (Ref. 4919).

Common Names

  • Kaart-blaasop , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • Lesh , Carolinian , Micronesia
  • Map blaasop , English , South Africa
  • Map puffer , English , Malaysia
  • Map puffer , English , Micronesia
  • Map puffer , English , Global
  • Scribbled pufferfish , English , Indonesia
  • Scribbled pufferfish , English , Maldives
  • Scribbled toadfish , English , Papua New Guinea
  • Kaart-pallkala , Estonian , Estonia
  • Mappa-arotroon , Estonian , Estonia
  • Kalavo kawakawa , Fijian , Fiji
  • Karttapallokala , Finnish , Finland
  • Ballon griffonné , French , New Caledonia
  • Poisson-ballon , French , Maldives
  • Karte-Kugelfisch , German , Maldives
  • Keshôfugu , Japanese , Japan
  • Keshou fugu , Japanese , Maldives
  • Buntal , Malay , Malaysia
  • Buntal-pasir corak , Malay , Malaysia
  • Fuh kudhi koli , Maldivian , Maldives
  • 条纹叉鼻鲀 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 條紋叉鼻魨 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 輻紋叉鼻魨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 辐纹叉鼻鲀 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Kûmmè , Numee (N\u00e2\u00e2 Kw\u00eanyi) , New Caledonia
  • Butete , Tagalog , Philippines
  • Langigidon , Visayan , Philippines
  • Tikong , Visayan , Philippines

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Tetraodontiformes

    Family: Tetraodontidae

    Genus: Arothron

    Species: Arothron mappa (Lesson, 1831)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indo-Pacific: East Africa south to Natal, South Africa (Ref. 4919) and east to Samoa, northward to the Ryukyus and western sea of Japan, southward to New Caledonia and Queensland, Australia.

    • Biology

    Occur in clear lagoon and sheltered seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Solitary (Ref. 90102). Adults usually along deep drop-offs (Ref. 48637). Usually close to shelter. Occur singly (Ref. 9710). Feed on algae, sponges, and benthic invertebrates.

    Habitat

    associated