Canthigaster compressa
Canthigaster compressa, also known as the compressed toby or fingerprint toby, is a demersal Marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae.
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The fingerprint toby is a small sized fish which grows up to 12 cm.[1]
It is widely distributed throughout the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean.[2]
It inhabits the shallow sandy to silty lagoons, harbours or channels from 2 to 12 m.[3] Canthigaster compressa has a diurnal activity.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Canthigaster compressa summary page". FishBase.
- Lieske & Myers,Coral reef fishes,Princeton University Press, 2009, ISBN 9780691089959
External links
- WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Canthigaster compressa (Marion de Procé, 1822)
- Photos of Canthigaster compressa on Sealife Collection
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