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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Spotted sharpnosed puffer

Canthigaster punctatissima Günther, 1870
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Max Length
9 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.1
Depth
3–21 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
reef

📖 Overview

Adults hide in shaded, protected recesses in rocky reefs, boulder strewn slopes and along walls . Monogamous .

Scientific Name
Canthigaster punctatissima
Authority
Günther, 1870
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
9 cm
Depth Range
3–21 m
Latitude
1°S – 28°N
Trophic Level
3.1
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Migration
Non-migratory
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Spotted sharpnosed puffer is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Spotted sharpnosed puffer is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory ; depth range 3 - 21 m . Tropical; 28°N - 1°S Central Pacific: Guaymas, Mexico to Panama and the Galapagos Islands.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🪸 Reef Associated
Migration
Non-migratory
Trophic Level
3.1±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.03467 × L2.9 (TL)
Max TL
9cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2008

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.1
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Latitude Range
28°N – 1°S
Described By
Günther, 1870

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 24 records indexed .

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