Caribbean sharpnose-puffer
Canthigaster rostrata
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A sharpnose puffer from the western Atlantic, from South Carolina to Venezuela, including the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. Like other puffers it contains tetrodotoxin and is highly poisonous to eat. It reaches 12 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Canthigaster rostrata
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Canthigaster rostratus, Tetrodon capistratus, Tetrodon ornatus, Tetrodon rostratus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte, América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 12 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Omnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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