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spotted sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster punctatissima)
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Ecological Illustration of spotted sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster punctatissima)
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Tetraodontidae

spotted sharpnose puffer

Canthigaster punctatissima

Pufferfish in Mexican Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

spotted sharpnose puffer is a marine fish from Eastern Central Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 9 cm.

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