Guineafowl Puffer
Arothron meleagris
The adult guineafowl puffer lives on tropical coral reefs, reef slopes, and lagoons, often cruising slowly over hard substrate. It feeds by scraping and crushing algae, sponges, tunicates, corals, and hard-shelled invertebrates with fused beak-like teeth. When threatened it inflates into a round, difficult-to-swallow shape, and its tetrodotoxin makes it dangerously poisonous. A notable feature of the species is its striking color variation, from dark bodies covered in white spots to bright golden individuals.
- Type
- Water / Venom
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
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- Guineafowl Puffer