Blackspotted puffer

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• Small, oval, rounded body with no scales; the skin is smooth.1
• Short snout with two pairs of nostrils and four strong teeth.1
• Background colour varies: grey, light brown, bluish, bright yellow or orangey yellow, and sometimes two colours such as blue and yellow.1
• Skin covered in dark blotches of varying size and shape.1
• Dark colouring around the eyes and mouth.1

Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: The yellow colour forms are very similar to those of Arothron meleagris, but they can be told apart. The fully yellow form is much rarer in this species (about 1% of individuals, compared with 10% in A. meleagris). It usually keeps dark markings around the mouth, eyes and base of the dorsal fin, while A. meleagris is uniformly yellow with black spots.1