Arothron stellatus
Starry Puffer
As recorded: Arothron stellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, G.W. Tribble, R.P.H. Rutherford, and K.E. CarpenterK.E. Carpenter →Johnson Randall →R.P.H. Rutherford →G.W. Tribble →
- Date
- July 31, 1978
- Locality
- Philippines
- Island
- Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 31, 1978, J.E. Randall, G.W. Tribble, R.P.H. Rutherford, and K.E. Carpenter also collected 18 other specimens.
Apogon
Ichthyology
Cephalopholis cyanostigma
Ichthyology
Epinephelus
Ichthyology
Gazza
Ichthyology
Gymnocaesio gymnoptera
Ichthyology
Gymnothorax
Ichthyology
Gymnothorax annulatus
Ichthyology
Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus
Ichthyology
Hologymnosus doliatus
Ichthyology
Hologymnosus rhodonotus
Ichthyology
Hypoatherina temminckii
Ichthyology
Parupeneus barberinoides
Ichthyology
Parupeneus spilurus
Ichthyology
Planiliza macrolepis
Ichthyology
Pterocaesio pisang
Ichthyology
Scarus
Ichthyology
Scarus psittacus
Ichthyology
Scoliodon
Ichthyology
Arothron stellatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1978. 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 23501. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35210816. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/23501.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35210816 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026