Description

The Stars & Stripes Puffer, also known as the Whitespotted Pufferfish, or Hispid Pufferfish is an ornate puffer that requires very little imagination to see how it received its common name. The upper half of the Stars & Stripes Puffer is covered with white spots that appear, from a distance, like stars upon the greenish tan body coloration. The lower half of the body has horizontal stripes that complete the stars and stripes ensemble.

Typical of Arothron Puffers, the base of the pectoral fins is darker in coloration. The Stars & Stripes Puffer or Whitespotted Pufferfish is sure to make an endearing addition for puffer enthusiasts or anyone wanting personality in their larger, fish-only or fish-only-with-live-rock marine aquarium.