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Pufferfish (Canthigaster margaritata)
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Tetraodontidae

Pufferfish

Canthigaster margaritata

Eleven Point Five Centimeters Puffer of the Red Sea

  • Tropical
  • Restricted distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Pufferfish is a marine fish of Western Indian Ocean. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 11.5 cm.

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