Southern Atlantic sharpnose-puffer
Canthigaster figueiredoi
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A sharpnose puffer from the South American Atlantic, common in Brazil. It reaches 12 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Canthigaster figueiredoi
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Canthigaster rostrata, Canthigaster sp.
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 12 cm
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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