Habitat 
Depth 
Group 
Role WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
Guineafowl puffers reach 50 centimetres. The dark form has numerous tiny white dots; a yellow form is also documented. Small fins and a rounded tail complete the clues, without confusing this fish with a boxfish.WHERE DOES IT LIVE?
Found in the Indian Ocean and tropical Pacific, it inhabits coral reefs, clear lagoons and outer reefs. The published 1–24 metre range describes documented occurrence, not a depth measured in this clip.WHAT DOES IT EAT?
Branching coral tips are important in the documented diet. Other resources include sponges, molluscs, bryozoans, tunicates and algae. The link to reef-building corals describes this consumption without identifying a coral eaten in the film.GO FURTHER WITH AMIGANSEAU
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