Narrow-lined Puffer

Arothron manilensis

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth0–17 m
Water temperature20–30 °C
Best monthsMay, July, and October
How commonOccasional

Photo credit: (c) naturewatchwidow, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

The narrow-lined pufferfish or striped puffer is a demersal marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae. It is found in tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Narrow-lined puffer”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 141 records
February: 94 records
March: 128 records
April: 143 records
May: 173 records
June: 142 records
July: 164 records
August: 131 records
September: 145 records
October: 173 records
November: 143 records
December: 104 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–17 m · Deepest record: 39.5 m

0–10 m: 60 records
10–20 m: 11 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C

20–22 °C: 4 records
22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 38 records
26–28 °C: 56 records
28–30 °C: 61 records

Photos

(c) Gregor Bailar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Narrow-lined Puffer, Narrow-lined Pufferfish, Narrowlined Toadfish, Striped Puffer

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Sujimoyofugu, スジモヨウフグ

Other scientific names: Arothron manillensis, Dibolomycter longicaudus, Dibolomyctère longicauda, Dilobomycter longicauda, Dilobomycter longicaudus, Dilobomycterus longicauda, Holacanthus pilosus, Holocanthus pilosus, Tetrodon manilensis, Tetrodon virgatus

Similar species

Bristly puffer
Arothron hispidus
Guineafowl puffer
Arothron meleagris
Narrow-lined toadfish
Arothron immaculatus
Map puffer
Arothron mappa
Blackspotted puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus
Blackspotted puffer
Arothron stellatus

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
601 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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