Canthigaster papua
Canthigaster papua, also known as the Papuan toby , is a demersal Marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Canthigaster |
| Species: | C. papua |
| Binomial name | |
| Canthigaster papua (Bleeker, 1848) | |
The Papuan toby is a small sized fish which grows up to 10 cm.[2]
It is widely distributed throughout the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean and of the western Pacific Ocean.[3]
It inhabits coral reefs with clear water in lagoons and external slope even drop-off from 6 to 50 m.[4] Canthigaster papua has a diurnal activity.
It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
References
- Shao, K., Liu, M., Jing, L., Hardy, G., Leis, J.L. & Matsuura, K. 2014. Canthigaster papua. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T193623A2248957. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193623A2248957.en. Accessed on 05 August 2023.
- "Beskrivningar och artiklar om Canthigaster papua - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
- "Canthigaster papua, Papuan toby".
- "Beskrivningar och artiklar om Canthigaster papua - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
External links
- Photos of Canthigaster papua on Sealife Collection
Media related to Canthigaster papua at Wikimedia Commons
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