Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Sharpnose Puffer
Sharpnose Puffer
Scientific Name: Canthigaster rostrata
Family: Tetraodontidae
Category: Pufferfishes
Size: 2 to 4 in. (5 to 10 cm)  
Depth: 5-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda

Fish
Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Pufferfishes

Sharpnose Puffer

Papuan Toby

Fingerprint Toby

Black-Saddled Toby

Pacific Crown Toby

Hawaiian Crown Toby

Whitebelly Toby

Honeycomb Toby

Spotted Sharpnosed Puffer

Hawaiian Whitespotted Toby

Ambon Toby

Lantern Toby

Bandtail Puffer

Checkered Puffer

Blackspotted Puffer

Whitespotted Puffer

Reticulated pufferfish

Blue-Spotted Puffer

Map Puffer

Map Puffer (Juvenile)

Star Puffer

Striped Puffer

Immaculate Puffer

Guineafowl Puffer

Remoras
Filefishes
Cornetfishes
Trumpetfishes
Catfishes
Boxfishes
Porcupinefishes
Shrimpfishes
Goatfishes
Triggerfishes
Drums
Sweepers

External Reference: fishbase.org itis.gov

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