Canthigaster callisterna (Ogilby, 1889) is a animal in the Tetraodontidae family, order Tetraodontiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Canthigaster callisterna (Ogilby, 1889)
Canthigaster callisterna, the clown toado, is a poisonous 10–20 cm puffer found in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
Canthigaster callisterna, commonly known as the clown toado, is a pufferfish belonging to the genus Canthigaster. This species is found in the southwest Pacific Ocean, with recorded locations including Australia, the northeast coast of New Zealand, and New Caledonia. It reaches a total length between 10 and 20 centimetres. Like all other puffers, the clown toado is highly poisonous.
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Sphoeroides greeleyi Gilbert, 1900
Sphoeroides spengleri (Bloch, 1785)
Sphoeroides lobatus (Steindachner, 1870)
Torquigener pleurogramma (Regan, 1903)
Tetractenos glaber (Fréminville, 1813)
Canthigaster capistrata (Lowe, 1839)
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