Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

White-spotted Puffer

Arothron hispidus

Spanish: Botete Pintado

The white-spotted puffer (Arothron hispidus) is a medium to large-sized puffer fish, it can reach 50 cm length. It is light grey in color, or greyish or yellowish, and clearly covered with more or less regular white points, that become concentric contrasting white and dark grey lines that radiate around the eyes and pectoral fins. The ventral part is white. The "shoulder" (around the pectoral fins) is dark. It also has concentric contrasting white and dark grey...

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae

Local records10 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records6,363 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2022 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-01-16 — observation by zihuadean
2026-01-13 — observation by zihuadean
2025-07-31 — observation by dani1212
2025-07-24 — observation by zissou_divers
2025-01-31 — observation by zihuadean
2023-12-21 — observation by zihuadean

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Fish guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “White-spotted Puffer (Arothron hispidus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/arothron-hispidus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.