Arothron mappa és una espècie de peix de la família dels tetraodòntids i de l'ordre dels tetraodontiformes.

Morfologia Els mascles poden assolir 65 cm de longitud total.Lieske, E. i R. Myers, 1994. Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Harper Collins Publishers, 400 p.

Alimentació Menja algues, esponges de mar i invertebrats bentònics.

Hàbitat És un peix marí, de clima tropical i associat als esculls de corall que viu entre 4-30 m de fondària.

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