A Field Guide to Common Marine Fishes of Singapore
Contents

Fish index (by name)
Fish families (by picture)
Glossary
Parts of a fish
Kelvin K P Lim and Jeffrey K Y Low
 
spotted green puffer (tetraodon nigroviridis): whole fish, side view
4.8 cm, standard length

Sungei Buloh
photo: Kelvin K P Lim
Spotted Green Puffer
Tetraodon nigroviridis de Procé
Tetraodontidae


Green above with black spots, tail fin with dark bars. Coastal areas including estuaries, solitary or in small groups. To over 14 cm. Popular aquarium fish, poisonous to eat.
 
 
Introduction
Coastal Marine Habitats
Fishy Trivia
Dangerous Fishes
Fishes and Man
About the guidebook
 
From A Guide to Common Marine Fishes of Singapore by Kelvin K P Lim and Jeffrey K Y Low
Published by the Singapore Science Centre and sponsored by BP

©Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research and Singapore Science Centre