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Macaronesian Sharpnose Puffer

Canthigaster capistrata

Also known as: Pufferfish, Sharpnose Puffer, Sharp-nosed Puffer

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
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Adult
@SailingBenH · ES, Spain · November 20151 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, over boulders, platforms, outcrops and vertical walls rich in algae growth.

The bodies of Pufferfish are covered in a toxic mucus, if the skin or flesh is consumed it can be fatal to humans.
When threatened they will puff up like a football to deter predators.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
spotsstripes
Behaviour
inflatessolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Central Atlantic
  • Exact location · 1
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Found singly, over boulders, platforms, outcrops and vertical walls rich in algae growth.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderTetraodontiformes
    5. familyTetraodontidae
    6. genusCanthigaster
    7. speciesCanthigaster capistrata (Lowe, 1839)

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