12/20/2023 0 Comments Names for a puffer fish![]() ![]() Malay Name | Nama Melayu Malaysia: Buntal Pasir Bintang Scientific Name: Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)Įnglish Name: Stellate Puffer, Starry Pufferfish, Black Lined Pufferfish, Diagonal Banded Toadfish Feeds on corals, seagrass, molluscs, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Juveniles found in estuaries and enter the lower reaches of streams. Habitat and Ecology: Estuarine and shallow coastal waters with coral reefs, seagrass beds, sandy and muddy bottoms, to 25 m depth. Caudal fin yellowish brown with pale spots and dark margin. White lines around the eye and gill opening. Main Identification Features: Body greenish-brown with white lines and spots. Malay Name | Nama Melayu Malaysia: Buntal Pasir Batik Scientific Name: Arothron reticularis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)Įnglish Name: Reticulated Pufferfish, Reticulated Blowfish Feeds on algae, sponges, and benthic invertebrates including corals. Habitat and Ecology: Coastal waters, close to coral reefs area, from 4 to 30 m depth. Black blotch at the side of belly below the pectoral fin. Main Identification Features: Fine lines radiating from the eye. Malay Name | Nama Melayu Malaysia: Buntal Pasir Corak Scientific Name: Arothron mappa (Lesson, 1831)Įnglish Name: Map Puffer, Scribbled Pufferfish, Map Blaasop Primarily carnivorous, but feeds on seagrasses and mangroves as well. Habitat and Ecology: Estuaries to coral reefs, from 3 to 30 m depth. No longitudinal dark stripes at the side of body. Main Identification Features: Body covered with prickles. Malay Name | Nama Melayu Malaysia: Buntal Pasir Bersih Scientific Name: Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)Įnglish Name: Immaculate Puffer, Immaculate Blow Fish, Blackedged Blaasop There are about 32 species of pufferfishes found in Malaysia waters. ![]() Around 50 species were reported as poisonous to humans. There are 26 genera and about 190 species of pufferfishes worldwide. They are often found alone and seems to eat anything. Pufferfishes occur most frequently in shallow inshore waters, sometimes entering brackish and fresh waters. The degree of toxicity varies by species, and also according to geographic area and season. Some species have the ability to excrete poison from their skin and some even have poisonous flesh. The viscera, skin, and blood of most species are poisonous. Most species accumulate tetrodotoxin poison through their diet, which is a non-protein, organic compound, known to be one of the strongest marine toxins and being 1200 times more toxic than cyanide. They have the ability to inflate the ventral portion of their stomachs with either air or water as a deterrent to predators. Their jaws are modified to form a beak of 2 pairs of heavy and powerful teeth. They are found in tropical and subtropical areas of Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. Pufferfishes or puffers are members of the Tetraodontidae family. ![]() All-In-Two Southeast Asia Fish Species - 2.All-In-Two Southeast Asia Fish Species - 1.►Jacks, Pompanos, Mullets, Sauries, etc. ![]()
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