Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Spotted Sharpnosed Puffer
Canthigaster punctatissima
Spotted Sharpnosed Puffer
Category: Pufferfishes
Scientific Name: Canthigaster punctatissima
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 10-70 ft. (3-21 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Tetraodontidae (Family)
      └Canthigaster (Genus)

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