[2] A majority of the specimens of A. meleagris have pale fins that are dark brown in color with white spots not unlike to the ones found on its body.

In a report done by Hector Reyes Bonilla and Arturo Hernandez-Velasco[3] an abnormal specimen of A. meleagris was found at Cabo Pulma Reef, in the southwestern gulf of California, Mexico.

Additionally, its posterior area contained a white line while both its dorsal and anal fin had black stripes over a yellow background.

[4] Since A. meleagris belongs to the Tetradontids family, it has a tough skin that is enveloped in minuscule spiked scales, a beak-like dental plate separated by a median line, and a gill opening similar to an incision anterior to the pectoral fin's base.

[8] Due to their low swimming speed, Arothron meleagris depend upon other forms of defense, such as modified scales, inflating with water or gas, and Tetrodotoxin.

This ability is made possible through rapid gulping of water into a distensible stomach, which stretches their elastic skin and promotes the erection small spinules.

The result is a spiny ball that is up to 3-4 times the resting volume of the fish, making them not easily ingested by their predators.

In a report done by Jinxiang and Tyler,[2] A. meleagris can be found in the following locations: Mombasa in Kenya, Comoro Isls., Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles Isls., Chagos Archipelago, Cocos-Keeling Isls., Indonesia, Philippines, South China Sea, Ryukyu Isls., Guam Isl., Marshall Isls., Gilbert Isls., Howland Isls., Fiji, Caroline Isls., Samoa, Hawaiian Isls., Easter Isl., Clarion lsl., Revilla gigedo Isls., Clipperton Isl., Galapagos Isls., Gorgona Isl., Bahia Pinas of Panama, Bahia Solana of Colombia, and La Plata lsl.

This is because A. hispidus usually rests during the night, often found swimming below ledges and fissures on Kona reefs and amidst boulders and corals during the day.

[17] Arothron meleagris is thought to get its thrust from synchronised lateral oscillations of its dorsal and anal fins, which it uses to drive themselves through the water.

Additionally, the angles of incidences of the Arothron meleagris for specific patterns remained constant and did not increase nor decrease regardless of its moving speed.

Regarding the change to this species' body in relation to its speed, Gordon, Plaut, & Kim[19] state that "at 2·0–2·5 BL -1 the fish increased the gape of the mouth widely enough to reveal their sharp, broad incisor teeth which projected forward" While the diet of this species mainly consists of corals and invertebrates such as tunicates, crustose coralline algae, sponges and echinoids, it also varies according to the number of corals within different reefs, such as La Azufrada.

This is due to the fact that the predation pressure applied by A. meleagris may rise or fall as the overall population of its prey shifts.

[21] A study done by Guzman, Hector M., and D. Ross Robertson in 1989 shows that the diet variations of A. meleagris depend on its food availability.

It was shown in the study that the 1985 red tides at Caño Island had a huge impact on the Pocillopora, a coral species that it feeds heavily on, growing there, greatly decreasing its population.

[21] As a result, A. meleagris switched its feeding habits, consuming Crustose coralline algae, a food that is plentiful but inferior in quality to the Pocillopora.

[22] Thus, the feeding preferences and habits for A. meleagris differ greatly, being dependent on many factors such as its location and food availability.

[20] In a study conducted by Guzman and Lopez,[20] A. meleagris may restore a select number of coral species such as Pocillopora, located in Cano island, if it is able to adjust its feeding habits.

Guzman and Lopez[20] noted that rare coral species found in Gorgona Island remain uneaten by A. meleagris due to its inactive behaviour as well as the fact that it directs its eating habit in specific locations within the reef where only a mass amount of single species of coral is available.