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Where Does Green Spotted Puffer Live?

Dichotomyctere nigroviridis

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Green Spotted Puffer lives in specific habitats. Knowing where to look helps you find and identify it.

Where to find Green Spotted Puffer

Water type
brackish
Depth
Typically found in shallow coastal waters, estuaries, and lower reaches of rivers, often in depths less than 10 meters.
Environment
Mangrove swamps, estuaries, and coastal areas with muddy or sandy substrates, often among submerged vegetation or roots. They are euryhaline, tolerating a wide range of salinities from freshwater to full marine, but thrive in brackish conditions.
Geographic range
Southeast Asia, including India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

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