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Caribbean Sharpnose Puffer

Canthigaster rostrata

Seabook: Caribbean Sharpnose Puffer

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Max Weight

Max Depth

40 m

Description

Canthigaster rostrata is a pufferfish from the Western Central Atlantic. It can be encountered from the coast of South Carolina to Venezuela, including the Bermuda, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. Other names: Caribbean Sharp-nose Puffer. Des... Read more in Seabook

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Colors

white
brown
yellow
orange
blue

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Poisonous

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Social Behaviour

Solitary

Danger to human

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Venomous

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