Biology:Canthigaster sanctaehelenae

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Short description: Species of fish

Canthigaster sanctaehelenae
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Canthigaster
Species:
C. sanctaehelenae
Binomial name
Canthigaster sanctaehelenae
(Günther, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Tetrodon sanctaehelenae

Canthigaster sanctaehelenae,[2] known as the St. Helena sharpnose pufferfish, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Southeast Atlantic, where it is known only from the islands of St. Helena and Ascension. It is a reef-associated species that occurs in tidal pools and rocky areas at depths of 50 m (164 ft) or less. Adults of the species are usually seen in pairs. It reaches 6.7 cm (2.6 inches) SL. It differs from other Atlantic Canthigaster species in patterning, with neither longitudinal dark stripes on the body or caudal peduncle nor a conspicuous dark spot on the dorsum.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2083306 entry