Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
Fish of the Maldives
Black-spotted Pufferfish
Arothron nigropunctatus
Can range in colors from white to yellow to bluish grey. Also known as the "seal-faced" pufferfish due to its appearance.
Pufferfish and Filefish
Guineafowl Pufferfish
Arothron meleagris
Saddled Pufferfish
Canthigaster valentini
Small pufferfish, only up to 10 cm.
Careful with identification! The Mimic Filefish looks exactly the same, except the filefish's fins are long and transparent, versus the stubby paddle-like fins on the pufferfish.
Honeycomb Filefish
Cantherhines pardalis
Not related to pufferfish, but put here so you can comprae the long transparent dorsal fin to the short stubby paddle fins of of the pufferfish above.