Author: (Bleeker, 1854)
FBname: Bennett's sharpnose puffer
Comments: Inhabits inner reef flats and sheltered lagoons.  A common inshore species, often on algal or silty reefs and among attached <i>Sargassum</i> on shallow rubble flats (Ref. 48637). Solitary or in groups (Ref. 90102). Feeds mainly on filamentous green algae and to a lesser extent on fleshy and coralline red algae and on benthic invertebrates.  Monogamous (Ref. 52884).