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Canthigaster margaritata

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lexID:
2249 
AphiaID:
219946 
Scientific:
Canthigaster margaritata 
German:
Spitzkopf- oder Perlen-Kugelfisch 
English:
Margaritata Puffer 
Category:
Kuglefisk 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Tetraodontidae (Family) > Canthigaster (Genus) > margaritata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Rüppell, ), 1829 
Occurrence:
Yemen, Mozambique, India, Djibouti, Israel, Sudan, Eritrea, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypten, Indiske ocean, Indo Stillehavet, Kenya, Mauritius , Rødehavet, Seychellerne, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vestlige Indiske ocean, Vestlige Stillehav 
Sea depth:
0 - 10 Meter 
Size:
bis zu 45cm 
Temperature:
22°C - 27°C 
Food:
Foder specialist, Søpindsvin 
Tank:
~ 3000 Liter 
Difficulty:
Only for advanced aquarists 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2018-01-02 10:10:36 

Husbandry

(Rüppell, 1829)

Common in tide pools near reefs and in shallow reef areas. Skin near dorsal and ventral ridge can be inflated, e.g. during territorial display among males. For more infos click to the link to fishbase.org

Synonyms:
Canthigaster margaritatus (Rüppell, 1829)
Tetraodon margaritatus Rüppell, 1829
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Tetraodontidae (Family) > Canthigaster (Genus) > Canthigaster margaritata (Species)

External links

  1. FishBase (multi)
  2. Hippocampus Bildarchiv (de)
  3. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi)
  4. Kugelfischforum (de)
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en)

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