Canthigaster natalensis

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lexID:

11501 

Scientific:

Canthigaster natalensis 

German:

Natal-Spitzkopfkugelfisch 

English:

Natal toby 

Category:

Kuglefisk 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

Günther, 1870 

Occurrence:

the Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), Mozambique, Réunion , Britisk indiske Ocean territorium, Mauritius , Syd Afrika, Vestlige Indiske ocean, Østlige Atlanterhav 

Sea depth:

15 Meter 

Size:

bis zu 8,6cm 

Temperature:

27,2°C - 28,4°C 

Food:

Foder specialist 

Difficulty:

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

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

non-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
• 
  Canthigaster valentini
  Sattel-Spitzkopfkugelfisch oder Sattel-Krugfisch
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Canthigaster margaritatus
  Spitzkopfkugelfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-04-12 11:04:18 

Last edit:

2018-04-12 13:26:09 

Husbandry

Very special thanks for the first and super perfect photo of the extreme rare toby to Francois (zsispeo), who could take his photo at La Réunion.
Francois has seen the species only one time during all his dives!

Canthigaster natalensis appears to be closely associated with shallow coral reef flats and tidepools in depths ranging from 0–15 meters.

Synonyms:
Cathigaster natalensis (Günther, 1870)
Tetrodon amboinensis natalensis Günther, 1870

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