[Originally posted to the Moorea Coral Reef LTER (MCR LTER) Marine Life Encyclopedia]
Stripebelly Puffer - huehue
(Arothron
hispidus)
Photo by Gerick Bergsma
Puffers get there name from their ability to fill their stomachs with water to appear bigger than are when threatened.
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Indo-Pacific : Red Sea and East Africa to Panama, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to Lord Howe and Rapa islands. Eastern Pacific: Baja California and the Gulf of California to Panama. |
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Inhabit outer reef slopes to depths of at least 150 ft, as well as reef flats and lagoons. Usually solitary and territorial on sandy to rubble areas. |
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Stripebelly Puffers feed on coralline algae, detritus, mollusks, tunicates, sponges, corals, anemones, crabs, tube worms and echinoderms. |
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Juvenile Stripebelly Puffers are common in seagrass areas of estuaries and coastal bays. |
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- Wikipedia - Moorea Biocode Database |
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