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Arothron nigropunctatus

‘Ue

Blackspotted Puffer

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Blackspotted Puffer, Racoon Puffer, Blackspotted Puffer, Yellow Pufferfish; German Schwarzflecken-Kugelfisch; French Tétrodon Jaune, Poisson-ballon à Taches Noires, Poisson-ballon à Queue Jaune

TRADITIONAL NAMES: ‘Ue (RR MK), ‘Ue‘ue (MG AK), Ueue (AT MT), Sue (TS TW), Yue Kawa (PK); Other Polynesian - Huehue Rearea (TAH)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE e.Africa - Samoa - Cooks; n. to s.Japan; s. to New Caledonia

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; S.Group - present; N.Group - present; Marine, near-shore, lagoon and outer reef-slope

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Not eaten.; Poisonous to eat - serious

KEY FEATURES: To 27cm SL.(RM91) [ 25cm - GBR]

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
P
P
++

Northern Group: Present
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
P
P

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Pests & Hosts

Relationship Hosts
Toxic - serious Homo sapiens

Scientific Taxonomy

Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
SYNONYMS: Tetraodon nigropunctatus [O]

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Tetraodontiformes; Tetraodontoidei; Tetraodontoidea; TETRAODONTIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: field sightings grey & yellow morphs ID N.Sims (Sims88). Palmerston: Photo87 (G&S85). Manihiki: field sightings grey & yellow morphs ID N.Sims (Sims88). Pukapuka: fieldspecimen+photo, 2/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Arothron nigropunctatus.

References:
text p.267 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 142b Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.474 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
p.645 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 138-03 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes
plate 103-16 Allen (1997) Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia....
Species No. 1034 Munro (1967) Fishes of New Guinea

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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