DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

ZOOGEOGRAPHY

ECOLOGY

BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR

VALUE OF FISH RESOURCES

CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

DANGEROUS MARINE FISHES

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

BIBLIOGRAPHY

SPECIES INDEX

CHAMORRO NAMES

TETRAODONTIDAE (PUFFERS)

Arothron meleagris Lacepède
(White-spotted Puffer; Butete)
SL: to 30 cm (photo: 18 cm SL, Oahu, Hawaii, 10 m)

This puffer is occasionally encountered in moats, lagoons, and seaward reefs from 1 to 20 m in areas of rich coral growth.  It is a solitary species that feeds primarily on coral tips and to a lesser extent on tunicates and other invertebrates.

INDO-PAN-PACIFIC: E. Africa to Panama, n. to the Ryukyus, Bonins, and Hawaii, s. to Lord Howe and Ducie.