Canthigaster sanctaehelenae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Genus
- Canthigaster
- Species
- Canthigaster sanctaehelenae
- Scientific Name
- Canthigaster sanctaehelenae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Canthigaster sanctaehelenae
Canthigaster sanctaehelenae, known as the St. Helena sharpnose pufferfish, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Southeast Atlantic, where it is known only from the islands of St. Helena and Ascension. It is a reef-associated species that occurs in tidal pools and rocky areas at depths of 50 m (164 ft) or less. Adults of the species are usually seen in pairs. It reaches 6.7 cm (2.6 inches) SL. It differs from other Atlantic Canthigaster species in patterning, with neither longitudinal dark stripes on the body or caudal peduncle nor a conspicuous dark spot on the dorsum.
...Canthigaster sanctaehelenae in languages:
- English
- St. Helen Sharpnose Puffer
- English
- Bottlefish
- English
- Bastard Hogfish
- English
- Saint Helen Toby
- English
- St. Helena Sharpnose Pufferfish
- English
- Saint Helena Sharpnose Pufferfish
- Portuguese
- Baiacu-de-Santa-Helena
- Portuguese
- Baiacu-anão-de-Santa-Helena
Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Canthigaster amboinensis
- Canthigaster axiologus
- Canthigaster aziz
- Canthigaster bennetti
- Canthigaster caeruleolineata
- Canthigaster callisterna
- Canthigaster capistrata
- Canthigaster compressa
- Canthigaster coronata
- Canthigaster criobe
- Canthigaster cyanetron
- Canthigaster cyanospilota
- Canthigaster epilampra
- Canthigaster figueiredoi
- Canthigaster flavoreticulata
- Canthigaster inframacula
- Canthigaster investigatoris
- Canthigaster jactator
- Canthigaster jamestyleri
- Canthigaster janthinoptera
- Canthigaster leoparda
- Canthigaster margaritata
- Canthigaster marquesensis
- Canthigaster natalensis
- Canthigaster ocellicincta
- Canthigaster papua
- Canthigaster petersii
- Canthigaster punctata
- Canthigaster punctatissima
- Canthigaster pygmaea
- Canthigaster rapaensis
- Canthigaster rivulata
- Canthigaster rostrata
- Canthigaster sanctaehelenae
- Canthigaster smithae
- Canthigaster solandri
- Canthigaster supramacula
- Canthigaster tyleri
- Canthigaster valentini