Canthigaster capistrata: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Genus
- Canthigaster
- Species
- Canthigaster capistrata
- Scientific Name
- Canthigaster capistrata
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Canthigaster capistrata
Canthigaster capistrata, known as the Macaronesian sharpnose-puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Eastern Atlantic,where it is known to occur near oceanic islands. Recently several juvenile specimens have been observed in the Mediterranean, precisely in the Alboran Sea.The species reaches at least 13 cm (5.1 inches) in total length.
...Canthigaster capistrata in languages:
- Czech
- čtverzubec makaronéský
- English
- Macaronesian Sharpnosed Puffer
- English
- Sharpnose Puffer
- English
- Macaronesian Toby
- French
- Tétrodon nain
- French
- Canthigaster nain
- German
- Makaronesischer Spitzkopfkugelfisch
- Portuguese
- Porquinho
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Parent Taxon
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