Marine Life

Honeycomb sharpnosed puffer

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Canthigaster janthinoptera

The closely related species Canthigaster janthinoptera, C. jactator (Jenkins) from Hawaii, and C. punctatissima (Günther) from the Tropical Eastern Pacific, are small pufferfishes (or tobies) that benefit from their repelling skin toxin, providing them with some freedom from predation.

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size: Max. 7.5 cm
color: Brown orange with close set pale blue-green spots on head and body and blue-green lines radiating from eyes. A dark ocellus sometimes present at base of dorsal fin. Fins largely unmarked.
order: Tetraodontiformes
family: Tetraodontidae
image url: https://assets.explore.mv/fishes/canthigaster-janthinoptera.png
habitat and biology: Typically discovered in caverns, this mysterious species is quite elusive.
distinctive characters: The dorsal fin typically has nine rays, the anal fin typically has nine rays, and the pectoral fin typically has seventeen rays.