Canthigaster margaritata
Canthigaster margaritata | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Tetraodontidae |
Genus: | Canthigaster |
Species: | C. margaritata |
Binomial name | |
Canthigaster margaritata (Rüppell, 1829) | |
Canthigaster margaritata (commonly called a pearl toby in English) is a species of "toby" or "sharpnose puffer" (Canthigaster), which is part of the pufferfish (Tetraodontidae) family. This reef fish is found in Indo-Pacific waters, including the Red Sea.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Canthigaster margaritata" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
- Canthigaster margaritata, World Register of Marine Species
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/2/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.