Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Guineafowl Puffer

Arothron meleagris

Spanish: Botete aletas punteadas

Arothron meleagris, commonly known as the guineafowl puffer or golden puffer, is a pufferfish from the Indo-Pacific, and Eastern Pacific. It is occasionally harvested for the aquarium trade. It reaches 50 cm in length.

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae

Local records59 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records4,665 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2025 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2026-05-29 — observation by sirenadelmanglar
2026-05-22 — observation by vanillakeys
2026-05-22 — observation by vanillakeys
2026-04-22 — observation by jose_francisco89161
2026-03-21 — observation by checo_sanchez
2026-02-19 — observation by fishawk

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

Cite as: “Guineafowl Puffer (Arothron meleagris) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/arothron-meleagris/, 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.