Spider-eye puffer
Canthigaster amboinensis
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A sharpnose puffer from the tropical Indo-Pacific, from shallow, surge-swept reefs down to about 10 metres. It eats algae and small bottom animals. It reaches 15 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Canthigaster amboinensis
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Canthigaster margaritatus, Canthigaster polyophthalmus, Canthigaster solandri, Psilonotus amboinensis, Tetrodon amboinensis natalensis, Tetrodon natalensis, Tropidichthys oahuensis, Tropidichthys psegma
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África, América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Herbivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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