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 | ||
Small sharpnose puffer canthigaster rostrata enjoying the caribbean sun
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.
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- Small sharpnose puffer canthigaster rostrata enjoying the caribbean sun
- Sharpnose puffer canthigaster rostrata on volusia county artificial reef site 11
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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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