puffer ID

Jase · Post by **Jase** » Tue May 27, 2008 3:24 am

Found this pic and wondered if anyone could ID this puffer. I'm thinking it's marine of some sort...
http://z.about.com/d/gosouthamerica/1/8 ... erfish.jpg

Jase · Post by **Jase** » Tue May 27, 2008 3:41 am

nevermind. it took me a little while, but i think i found it.
Arothron caeruleopunctatus: Blue-spotted puffer

agreed?

Post by **Corvus** » Tue May 27, 2008 6:46 am

No. The blue spotted has more spots

http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Photos/Pic ... at=species
http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Photos/Pic ... at=species

Your puffer also lacks the rings around the eyes the blues spotted has.

This is more likely a A. meleagris like

http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Photos/Pic ... at=species

and the spots appear blueish due to the light.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:55 pm

I was thinking Guniea fowl puffer.

crazedpuffer · Post by **crazedpuffer** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:59 pm

Me too. They have a beautiful one at my LFS. They are such pretty fish.

Jase · Post by **Jase** » Wed May 28, 2008 2:27 am

hmmm, so if it's A. meleagris then it only appears to have the blue color? and GFP does come in that color? I just think it's an awesome puffer

maybe I could have a tank big enough for one some day.

Post by **Corvus** » Wed May 28, 2008 2:32 am

I bet that's just the light that gives it a blueish color.

A. meleagris = GFP !

Jase · Post by **Jase** » Wed May 28, 2008 8:42 am

my bad

it was late and I didn't feel like looking it up.

I had a GFP pictured differently in my head...

too bad, I kinda liked the idea of a blue puffer like that.

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