Image: Scribbled Puffer at at Tufi home reef

Scribbled Puffer at at Tufi home reef

Scribbled Puffer photographed at night at Tufi home reef, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea, April 2010.

Photographer:
Steve Dreezer
Rights:
© Steve Dreezer
Common name:
Map Pufferfish
Scientific name:
Arothron mappa
Family:
Tetraodontidae
Order:
Tetraodontiformes

Additional information

Steve commented that "I saw the fish just out from the local wharf in about 10 metres of water. Home reef is a muck dive in an old rubbish tip, where in years gone by people through stuff into the water from the wharf – its now a great dive site that descends to a depth of 50 metres. The fish was startled by my strobe focus lights so I only had a few seconds to take the shot."

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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Map Pufferfish, Arothron mappa, Tetraodontidae, Scribbled Puffer,