Brown-lined puffer
Canthigaster rivulata
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A sharpnose puffer from the Indo-Pacific, from rocky and coral reefs. It reaches about 18 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Canthigaster rivulata
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Canthigaster caudofasciata, Canthigaster caudofasciatus, Canthigaster notospilus, Cathigaster caudofasciata, Eumycterias bitaeniatus, Tetraodon rivulatus, Tetrodon caudofasciatus, Tropidichthys caudofasciatus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 18 cm
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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