Stellar/Mappa Puffer (Indian Ocean) Butterflyfish Its stout body is cream

Its stout body is cream colored and is banded with rusty red to dark coffee colored stripes which become thinner as they extend onto its fins

most species of zoanthid also contain toxins in their mucus and tissues

When threatened they swim into the smallest cave they can fit in and lock their fin up which makes them impossible to be dislodged by predators

Its body changes from cream to silver and the band through its rear body lightens

Stellar/Mappa Puffer (Indian Ocean) Butterflyfish Its stout body is creamPufferfish are some of the most interesting fish available. Their rounded bodies and cute faces are almost irresistible. Tank mates should be selected carefully, however, as pufferfish will use their strong beaks to investigate everything in the aquarium for edibility. They like to eat snails, crabs, bivalves and shrimp, and in fact these crunchy items are important for trimming their ever growing beaks. They may also sample corals, feather dusters,