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sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster rostrata)
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Ecological Illustration of sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster rostrata)
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Tetraodontidae

sharpnose puffer

Canthigaster rostrata

Pufferfish Reaching Twelve Centimeters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • North America
  • Deep-bodied
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

sharpnose puffer is a marine fish of Western Central Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 12 cm.

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