Canthigaster compressa (Marion de Procé, 1822) is a animal in the Tetraodontidae family, order Tetraodontiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Canthigaster compressa (Marion de Procé, 1822)
Canthigaster compressa, the compressed/fingerprint toby, is a small diurnal demersal marine puffer found in western Pacific tropical waters.
Canthigaster compressa, commonly called the compressed toby or fingerprint toby, is a demersal marine fish in the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae. This is a small species, reaching a maximum length of 12 centimeters. It has a wide distribution across tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean. It lives in shallow sandy or silty lagoons, harbours, and channels at depths ranging from 2 to 12 meters, and is active during the day.
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Omegophora armilla (Waite & McCulloch, 1915)
Canthigaster callisterna (Ogilby, 1889)
Contusus brevicaudus Hardy, 1981
Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798)
Arothron diadematus (Rüppell, 1829)
Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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