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Canthigaster punctatissima Spotted Sharpnosed Puffer

Canthigaster punctatissimais commonly referred to as Spotted Sharpnosed Puffer. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Spotted Sharpnose Puffer,Canthigaster punctatissima, 2022


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lexID:
4126 
AphiaID:
275264 
Scientific:
Canthigaster punctatissima 
German:
Gepunkteter Spitzkopfkugelfisch 
English:
Spotted Sharpnosed Puffer 
Category:
Pufferfishes/Globefishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Tetraodontidae (Family) > Canthigaster (Genus) > punctatissima (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Günther, ), 1870 
Occurrence:
Eastern Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama 
Sea depth:
3 - 21 Meter 
Size:
up to 3.54" (9 cm) 
Temperature:
68 °F - 78.8 °F (20°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Invertebrates, Predatory, Worms 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-05-14 19:47:43 

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Canthigaster punctatissima (Günther, 1870)

Synonymised names:
Canthigaster brederi Whitley, 1959 · unaccepted
Canthigaster punctatissima punctatissima (Günther, 1870) · unaccepted (senior synonym)
Canthigaster punctatissimus (Günther, 1870) · unaccepted
Canthigaster punctatissimus reticulatus Breder, 1936 · unaccepted
Sphoeroides brunneus Fowler, 1944 · unaccepted
Tetrodon oxyrrhynchus Lockington, 1881 · unaccepted
Tetrodon punctatissimus Günther, 1870 · unaccepted

Direct children (1):
Subspecies Canthigaster punctatissima punctatissima (Günther, 1870) accepted as Canthigaster punctatissima (Günther, 1870) (senior synonym)

Scientific paper

  1. Social organization of the spotted sharpnose puffer,Canthigaster punctatissima(Tetraodontidae), Donald R. Kobayashi, 1986

External links

  1. fishbase.de (en). Abgerufen am 14.05.2022.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 14.05.2022.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 14.05.2022.

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Spotted Sharpnose Puffer,Canthigaster punctatissima, 2022
Spotted Sharpnose Puffer,Canthigaster punctatissima, 2022

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