Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Sharpnose Puffer
Canthigaster rostrata
Sharpnose Puffer
Category: Pufferfishes
Scientific Name: Canthigaster rostrata
Size: 2 to 4 in. (5 to 10 cm)  
Depth: 5-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Tetraodontoidei (Suborder)
      └Tetraodontidae (Family) Pufferfishes
       └Canthigaster (Genus)
        └C. rostrata (Species)
WoRMS ID: 127411🔗
iNaturalist ID: 128857🔗

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