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Family Tetraodontidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Canthigaster rivulata

Angel Ledge, Midway, 100 feet

 

Yawatano, Japan, 30 feet

Yawatano, Japan, 30 feet

 

Night colors, Yawatano, Japan, 30 feet

Juvenile, Yawatano, Japan, 30 feet

MAZE PUFFER

Rarely seen in Hawai'i deeper than 75 feet, but common on rocky reefs in Japan.  White with brown above, often with a dark lateral stripe originating behind the eye, and maze-like blue lines.  Attains 8 inches.  East Africa to Japan, New Caledonia, Lord Howe Island, the Kermadecs, and Hawai'i.