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spider-eye puffer (Canthigaster amboinensis)
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Ecological Illustration of spider-eye puffer (Canthigaster amboinensis)
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Tetraodontidae

spider-eye puffer

Canthigaster amboinensis

Young Fish Vanish into Reef Holes

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

spider-eye puffer is a marine fish found around Indo-Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. The largest recorded length is 15 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family
Tetraodontidae
Genus
Canthigaster
Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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