
Arothron manilensis
Narrowlined Puffer
As recorded: Arothron manilensis (Marion de Procé, 1822)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae
- Collected by
- J. August Kusche
- Locality
- Queensland; Prince of Wales Island
- Island
- Queensland
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Arothron manilensis observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,237 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Baie des citrons centre, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) momaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Baie des citrons, sud, Nouméa
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Arothron manilensis. BPBM 5095. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35210281. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5095.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35210281 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
