The Arothron Puffer is a fish of many names including Spotted Puffer, Guinea Fowl Puffer, and Golden Puffer. It changes appearance during different stages of its life. While in the black phase, it is deep blue to black with white spots over the entire body. There is a mottled phase in which the body is patches of yellow and patches of the black and white speckled pattern. The third phase, called the Golden Puffer is yellow. It very rarely changes phases while living in an aquarium. Arothron meleagris Guineafowl Puffer, Guineafowl Blaasop, Guinea fowl Pufferfish, Spotted Puffer, Velcro fish, Whitespotted Balloon, White spotted Puffer, Compère Pintade, Poisson ballon Pintade, Botete Aletas Punteadas, Botete Globo, Pez Globo, Tamboril Negro, Africa, Costa Rica, Hawaii
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