Arothron MultineAtusis a new species of large pufferfish that has just been described from Japanese caught specimens. The new pufferfish species is most closely related to the starry puffer,Arothron Stellatus，但是它很容易通过沿身体长度的细线网络区分。
As a juvenile the newArothron MultineAtus很容易被误认为地图河豚，，，，Arothron mappa。但是，描述了新的大型多利河粉的分类学家指出，它在眼睛周围没有相同的辐射线网络与地图puffer中的网络相同。
整型和副类型的标本Arothron MultineAtuswere all around 50cm, 20 inches long. We’re not sure how a fish that grows up nearly two feet long could have gone unnoticed for so long, and the kicker is that this species is not even restricted to Japan! Further investigation has revealed underwater photographs of this fish from all over the Indo West Pacific and even as far as the Red Sea.
有趣的是，水下照片中新物种的外观并不完全一致。在下图中，日本的标本在身体上有鲜艳的白色腹部，略微网状条纹和斑点的尾鳍。同时，在红海的同一物种的图像中，样品具有更加一致，更薄的条纹，一直向尾鳍延伸。
这种差异可能是由于区域变化ation but the description ofArothron MultineAtusdoesn’t include any genetic analysis. Without genetics to confirm the identity of this species, and its relationship to other pufferfish in theArothron属，我们可能有可能处理经常发生的混合动力车。
进一步的研究可能表明像两亲蒂利，新的多层河豚根本不是一个有效的物种，但只有时间才能说明。Arothron MultineAtusis described by Keiichi Matsuura in鱼类学研究。
