Canthigaster solandri

Canthigaster solandri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Tetraodontidae
Genus:	Canthigaster
Species:	C. solandri
Binomial name
Canthigaster solandri (Richardson, 1845)
Synonyms
Canthigaster australis Canthigaster glaucospilotus Canthigaster saipanensis Cathigaster solandri Tetrodon solandri

Canthigaster solandri, commonly known as the spotted sharpnose puffer, is a ray-finned species of fish in the pufferfish family. It grows to a length of 11.5 centimeters (4.5 inches) in total length. It lives in the tropical Indo-Pacific: from East Africa to the Line Islands and the Tuamotus, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia and Tonga, to the Hawaiian Islands. ^[2] This species, like other members of the family Tetraodontidae, demonstrates the ability to rapidly fill itself up like a water balloon, to protect itself from predators. The skin of this species is known to be poisonous. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Shao, K.; Liu, M.; Jing, L.; Hardy, G.; Leis, J.L.; Matsuura, K. (2014). "Canthigaster solandri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T193775A2275102. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193775A2275102.en . Retrieved 5 August 2023.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Canthigaster solandri". FishBase .
3. Ricciuti, Edward R. Fish. Woodbridge, CT: Blackbirch, 1993.
4. Allen, Missy, and Michel Peissel. Dangerous Water Creatures. New York: Chelsea House, 1992.

External links

• Photos of Canthigaster solandri in the Sealife Collection