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Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994

John L. Earle Thursday, April 20, 2006 Batu Bolong Island []

Robert K. Whitton Monday, May 7, 2012 Pantar Island []

John L. Earle Wednesday, March 25, 2009 Anilao [Philippines]
Matsuura 1994 described caeruleopunctatus on page 29 in the 1994 journal article, "Arothron caeruleopunctatus, a new puffer from the Indo-western Pacific", originally placing the species in the genus Arothron Müller, 1841.

Other Authors using this species concept:

• In Eschmeyer, William N. 2004 Electronic Source The Catalog of Fishes Online as Arothron caeruleopunctatus
• Page 29 Figs. 1 (top 2), 2 In Matsuura, Keiichi. 1994 Journal Article Arothron caeruleopunctatus, a new puffer from the Indo-western Pacific 29-33 as Arothron caeruleopunctatus
• Page 288,189F,304 In Myers, Robert F. 1999 Book Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia i-vi, 1-330, pls. 1-192 as Arothron caeruleopunctatus

Taxonomy Kingdom Animalia  Superphylum Deuterostomia   Phylum Chordata    Subphylum Craniata     Superclass Gnathostomata      Class Actinopterygii       Order Tetraodontiformes        Suborder Tetraodontoidei         Superfamily Tetraodontoidea          Family Tetraodontidae           Genus Arothron            Species caeruleopunctatus

Locations

Evidence 6 VideoRecordings 12-65m

Associated Organisms

Taxa	Identified As	Location	Evidence Type	Event Date	Observers/Collectors	Determiners	Min Depth	Max Depth
Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994	Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994	Similan Islands	Video Recording	11/03/2001	Robert K. Whitton	Robert K. Whitton	0m	0m
Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994	Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994	Anilao	Video Recording	03/25/2009	John L. Earle	John L. Earle	18m	18m
Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994	Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994	Batu Bolong Island	Video Recording	04/19/2006	John L. Earle	John L. Earle	12m	12m
Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994	Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994	Rinca	Video Recording	04/15/2006	John L. Earle	John L. Earle	15m	15m
Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994	Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994	Wakatobi Islands	Video Recording	10/17/2005	John L. Earle	John L. Earle	24m	24m
Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994	Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994	Pantar Island	Video Recording	05/07/2012	Robert K. Whitton	Robert K. Whitton	65m	65m

Names linked to the original usage
Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994 Species