Canthigaster pygmaea

Canthigaster pygmaeais commonly referred to as Pygmy Toby. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Highly toxic.

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lexID:

11146 

AphiaID:

219944 

Scientific:

Canthigaster pygmaea 

German:

Zwerg-Spitzkopfkugelfisch 

English:

Pygmy Toby 

Category:

Kuglefisk 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Tetraodontidae (Family) > Canthigaster (Genus) > pygmaea (Species) 

Initial determination:

Allen & Randall, 1977 

Sea depth:

2 - 30 Meter 

Size:

bis zu 6,0cm 

Temperature:

°C - 28°C 

Tank:

~ 500 Liter 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Highly toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Canthigaster amboinensis
  Ambon Spitzkopfkugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster axiologus
  Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster bennetti
  Benetts Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster callisterna
  Clown-Spitzkopfkugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster capistrata
  Makaronesischer Spitzkopfkugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster compressa
  Labyrinth-Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster coronata
  Kronen-Kugelfisch
• Canthigaster criobe
• Canthigaster cyanetron
• 
  Canthigaster cyanospilota
  Spitzkopfkugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster epilampra
  Ring-Spitzkopf-Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster figueiredoi
  Kugelfisch
• Canthigaster flavoreticulata
• Canthigaster inframacula
• Canthigaster investigatoris
• 
  Canthigaster jactator
  Hawaii-Spitzkopfkugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster jamestyleri
  Spitzkopfkugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster janthinoptera
  Netz-Spitzkopf-Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster leoparda
  Leopard-Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster margaritata
  Spitzkopf- oder Perlen-Kugelfisch
• Canthigaster marquesensis
• 
  Canthigaster natalensis
  Natal-Spitzkopfkugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster ocellicincta
  Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster papua
  Falschaugen-Kugelfisch
• Canthigaster petersii
• Canthigaster punctata
• 
  Canthigaster punctatissima
  Gepunkteter Spitzkopfkugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster pygmaea
  Zwerg-Spitzkopfkugelfisch
• Canthigaster rapaensis
• 
  Canthigaster rivulata
  Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster rostrata
  Karibischer Spitzkopf-Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster sanctaehelenae
  St. Helena Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster smithae
  Kugelfisch, Zweifarbiger Toby
• 
  Canthigaster solandri
  Augenfleck-Spitzkopf-Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster supramacula
  "Westafrikanischer Spitzkopfkugelfisch"
• 
  Canthigaster tyleri
  Tylers Spitzkopfkugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster valentini
  Sattel-Spitzkopfkugelfisch oder Sattel-Krugfisch
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-10-20 11:58:06 

Last edit:

2017-10-21 17:29:04 

Toxicity

Canthigaster pygmaea is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Canthigaster pygmaea, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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