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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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Canthigaster compressa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Canthigaster
Species:
C. compressa
Binomial name
Canthigaster compressa
(Marion de Procé, 1822)

Canthigaster compressa, also known as the compressed toby or fingerprint toby, is a demersal Marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae.

The fingerprint toby is a small sized fish which grows up to 12 cm.2

It is widely distributed throughout the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean.3

It inhabits the shallow sandy to silty lagoons, harbours or channels from 2 to 12 m.4 Canthigaster compressa has a diurnal activity.

References

References

  1. Shao, K.; Liu, M.; Jing, L.; Hardy, G.; Leis, J.L.; Matsuura, K. (2014). "Canthigaster compressa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T193669A2257688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193669A2257688.en. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. "Compressed Toby - Canthigaster compressa - Details - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  3. "Canthigaster compressa summary page". FishBase.
  4. Lieske & Myers,Coral reef fishes,Princeton University Press, 2009, ISBN 9780691089959
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