Canthigaster jactator
Canthigaster jactator[1] is a member of the pufferfish family that is endemic to the Hawaiian islands. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a length of 9 centimeters (3.5 in).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Canthigaster |
| Species: | C. jactator |
| Binomial name | |
| Canthigaster jactator (O. P. Jenkins, 1901) | |
Hawaiian whitespotted puffer in Kona
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Canthigaster jactator" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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