Author: (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
FBname: Crowned puffer
Comments: Found mostly below depths of 23 m, but occasionally seen in as little as 6 m (Ref. 3921).  Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).  Usually found on sand or sand and rubble bottom or algal flats, often in the vicinity of coral reefs (Ref. 83660).  Feed on a wide variety of benthic organisms:  gastropods, sponges, algae, bivalves, polychaetes, tunicates, crabs, sea urchins, heart urchins, brittle stars, bryozoans, peanut worms, various small crustaceans and foraminiferans (Ref. 3921).