Bennett's sharpnose puffer

Canthigaster bennetti

Ten Centimeters Pufferfish

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Deep-bodied
Small
Tropical fish

Canthigaster bennetti is a pufferfish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 10 cm in length.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Canthigaster
Maximum length: 10 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa south to Port Alfred, South Africa (Ref. 4919 ) and east to Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Taiwan, south to New South Wales. Reported from Tanabe Bay, Japan (Ref. 559 ) and Southeast Atlantic.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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