What type of puffer is this?

Deepbadawi · Post by **Deepbadawi** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 9:19 am

From the age of 0-13 I lived in Saudi Arabia right on the coast of the red sea. I used to go diving and snorkerling and i used to see this puffer all the time but i have no idea what it is called please could you help. Im back in england now and miss the the puffers but what can you do.

Ohyouknow · Post by **Ohyouknow** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 9:44 am

A very uneducated guess: Mappa. Not sure though

jdak · Post by **jdak** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:55 am

Looks like a Mappa to me. ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Marine/A_Mappa/

L!$A · Post by **L!$A** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 11:03 am

I don't know marine species very well, but I do not think it is a Mappa.. I may be wrong, but they do not have the same markings around the eyes.

Ohyouknow · Post by **Ohyouknow** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 11:11 am

I agree, that's what made me almost not answer at all. IDK what it could be though, I don't see one in the pedia, I don't think...

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 11:20 am

That is the largest puffer on earth: Arothron stellatus. Grows to 4 feet. Good thing you didn't take it home with you!

BTW,
[welcome]

Do you have any puffers of your own?

jdak · Post by **jdak** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 11:23 am

Ohyouknow · Post by **Ohyouknow** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:11 pm

Big WOW! That's an amazing size.... leaves me almost speechless!

Deepbadawi · Post by **Deepbadawi** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 2:24 pm

Hi thanks for all the replys.

When i was in Saudi Arabia we had a marine tank with a toby of some kind in it i have pictures.
Now I got 8 dps in a 27g tanks with java fern and java moss. I got another tank which has all sorts in but the puffer one is my fav.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 3:55 pm

It is in the PP:
ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Marine/A_Stellatus/

Deepbadawi · Post by **Deepbadawi** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 3:58 pm

Thos pics dont look anything like the one in my photo. the markings are so small where as the one in my pic are big. I guess each puffer is different

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 5:08 pm

I believe the one in your pic is just a juvie. How big was it?

jus85411 · Post by **jus85411** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 5:12 pm

lol i like how the minimum tank size says "the ocean"

Deepbadawi · Post by **Deepbadawi** » Wed Jun 02, 2010 4:21 am

I would of said it was about a foot and a bit if i remember right.

Ohyouknow · Post by **Ohyouknow** » Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:34 am

I suppose that at 1 foot, it's only 1/4 of it's full adult size... I wonder how big those start off at, when they are born........ It would be super neat to watch them grow, for sure!

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