Photo Image Map puffer Arothron mappa

MAP PUFFER

Arothron mappa

Grey with black maze markings and a white to yellow belly. Spoke like lines radiate from the eyes and irregular black blotches are found around the pectoral fin base and on the belly. Solitary, and mostly found in coral reefs habitats.
Frequency of sightings:
COMMON
Best time of year:
All year round
Remarks:
Depth range of 4 - 30m, size up to 60cm.
Divesites seen at:
Angels Window, Aw Shucks, Batu Angus, Batu Kapal, Batu Merah, Batu Sandar, California Dreaming, Critter Hunt, Dantes Wall, Goby A Crab, Lembeh Resort House Reef, Magic Rock, Makawide, Makawide 2, Makawide 3, Mawali Wreck, Nudi Falls, Nudi Retreat, Pantai Jiko, Pantai Kecil, Pantai Parigi, Pante Abo, Pintu Colada, Pintu Kota Besar (Seagrass), Pintu Kota Kecil, Police Pier, Police Pier 2, Pulau Abadi, Pulau Dua, Pulau Putus, ROJOS, Serena Besar, Serena West, Tanjung Kubur, Tanjung kusu-kusu, Tanjung Tebal

Taxonomical order of this critter:
Veterbrate
Reef
Odd shape
Puffer
-	Birdbeak burrfish
-	Black blotched porcupinefish
-	Black-saddled toby
-	Black-spotted puffer
-	Fingerprint toby
-	Longspined porcupinefish
-	Map puffer
-	Milkspotted puffer
-	Papuan toby
-	Porcupinefish
-	Shortfin puffer
-	Star puffer
-	Striped puffer
-	White-spotted puffer
-	Whitebelly toby