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Narrow-lined Puffer

Arothron manilensis

Bislamabalongfis · nilfis— names this kind of animal, not this species alone

Narrow-lined Puffer — photo 1 of 4
Photo 1 of 4 · David Burdick · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
uncommonwhitebrownlinedpoisonoussolitaryterritorialmediumreef
Habitat
Reef
Max size
31 cm
Depth
2-20 m
Family
Tetraodontidae

The narrow-lined pufferfish or striped puffer is a demersal marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae.

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Easily confused with

Side by side, with what tells them apart.

Narrow-lined Puffer
This oneNarrow-lined Puffer
Map Puffer
Look-alikeMap Puffer

Both are pale puffers covered in dark lines. Map Puffer's lines form a dense maze of broken lines that radiate out from the eye, and it grows to 65 cm. Narrow-lined Puffer's lines run straight along the body from head to tail, it has a black blotch at the base of the pectoral fin and a black-edged tail, and it stays around 30 cm.

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