Arothron stellatus
Starry Puffer
As recorded: Arothron stellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae
- Collected by
- Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall and M.M. Smith
- Date
- November 7, 1973
- Locality
- Mauritius; E coast; Trou d'Eau Douce
- Island
- Mauritius
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Arothron stellatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,899 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Green Island, AU
(c) wild_felix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
North Pacific Ocean, New Territories, HK
(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Pulau Rengis, Malaysia
(c) jmoulton44, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Lombok Barat, ID-NB, ID
(c) cr1970, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Faʻaʻā, French Polynesia, PF
(c) sandac59, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Egypt
(c) camelshark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Arothron stellatus. BPBM 20196. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35210582. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20196.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35210582 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026