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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.

Maximum length
15 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Galapagos Islands, north to southern Japan and Hawaii, south to the Great Barrier Reef and the Society Islands.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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