Kingdom Animalia Order Tetraodontiformes Genus Canthigaster Higher classification Canthigaster | Phylum Chordata Family Tetraodontidae Scientific name Canthigaster rostrata Rank Species | |
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Similar Canthigaster, Pufferfish, Valentinni's sharpnose puffer, Canthigaster coronata, Canthigaster papua | ||
Canthigaster rostrata, commonly known as the Caribbean sharp-nose puffer, is a pufferfish from the Western Central Atlantic. It can be encountered from the coast of South Carolina to Venezuela, including the Bermuda, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 12cm in length.
Sharpnose puffer canthigaster rostrata on volusia county artificial reef site 11
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