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| Arothron mappa (Lesson 1831), the Map
Puffer. Indo-Pacific. To twenty-seven inches. This gentle giant is
best supplied with plenty of rock cover to hide amongst
(they're shy), and fed sparingly, but to fullness a couple of
times a week. A profile of one in Raja Ampat. |
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| Arothron stellatus (Bloch & Schneider
1801), the Starry Toado. Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, east coast of
Africa. To forty eight inches... not a misprint, yes, four feet in
length. For huge systems only... and devoted puffer lovers. A
colorful juvenile individual found in the much in Raja Ampat. |
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| Canthigaster valentini
(Bleeker 1853), Valentini's Sharpnose Puffer has a filefish
mimic. You have to look close to discern Paraluterus
prionurus even when accidentally shipped mixed in with
valentine's puffer; as a file it has a two-spine dorsal that
the puffers lack. This is a type of Batesian mimicry, with the file
suffering less predation by pretending to be an unpalatable puffer.
A pair in Lembah Strait. |
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| Rhopalaea sp. (likely R. crassa)
Translucent cool colored groupings. Common throughout the tropical
Indo-Pacific, reef flats and slopes. Predated by Nembrotha
nudibranchs. Vertical whitish or brown lines are their sperm ducts.
N. Sulawesi pix. |
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