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Classification
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Latin name : |
Canthigaster solandri (Richardson, 1845) |
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Classification : |
Tetraodontidae ( Pufferfishes ) |
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Canthigaster tacheté
Canthigaster-paon
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Name : |
Spotted sharpnose
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Identification
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Main identification characters |
Ocellus at base of dorsal fin; dark lines radiating from eye; caudal fin brown with pale spots, outer rows may form wavy lines. |
Possible confusions |
Data exist in different language. Feel free to update this datasheet and translate the data : C. sotandri peut être confondu avec les sujets mâles de C. jactator. |
Biology
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Feed |
Feeds mainly on filamentous red and green algae and coralline red algae but also on corals, tunicates, molluscs, echinoderms, polychaetes, crustaceans and bryozoans. |
Cycle of life / Reproduction |
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Interaction with other species |
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Distribution
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Habitat |
Coral |
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Inhabits intertidal reef flats, lagoon and seaward reefs. Occurs over open barren areas, also among corals and under ledges. Often found in pairs, sometimes in small groups. |
Geographical distribution |
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Line and Tuamotu Is., north to Ryukyu Is., south to New Caledonia and Tonga; throughout Micronesia; strays to the Hawaiian Is. Population from the Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, Queensland, and Belau differs in coloration (formerly C. papua); replaced by C. margaritata in the Red Sea. |
Links
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Websites : |
http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/ThumbnailsSummary.cfm?ID=6578
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?genusname=Canthigas [...]
http://www.uog.edu/marinelab/fish/species_html/canthigaster.solandri.h [...]
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Bibliography
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Guide des récifs coralliens
A & A Ferrari
Delachaux & Niestlé, 1999-2000
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Data sheet written by Christophe Naslain , 2/12/2002
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