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Map puffer
Arothron mappa
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Map puffer
- Scientific
- Arothron mappa
- Dhivehi
- Fuh kudhi koli
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 65 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 4 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011
Description
A large pufferfish with a beautiful map-like pattern of dark wavy lines on a pale yellowish to greyish body and black around the vent. It lives in clear lagoons and on sheltered seaward reefs, usually near shelter, and feeds on algae, sponges and invertebrates.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives fuh kudhi koli.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Arothron-mappa.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=7857&GenusName=Arothron&SpeciesName=m
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Arothron_mappa.JPG
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Fuh kudhi koli' (Latin script). FLAG: single source.