Canthigaster compressa

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lexID:: 3886
AphiaID:: 275249

Scientific:: Canthigaster compressa
German:: Labyrinth-Kugelfisch
English:: Compressed Toby

Category:: Kuglefisk
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Tetraodontidae (Family) > Canthigaster (Genus) > compressa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Marion de Procé, ), 1822

Occurrence:: Cebu, Raja Amat, Australien, Banggai øer, Filippinerne, Guam, Indonesien, Japan, Malaysia, Mikronesien , Ny Kaledonien, Palau, Papua NeuGuinea , Salomonøerne, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Timor, Togian, Vanuatu , Vestlige Stillehav
Size:: bis zu 12cm
Temperature:: 23°C - 25°C
Food:: Foderrejer, Groft frostfoder
Tank:: ~ 500 Liter
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: None

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

More related species in this lexicon:

Canthigaster margaritatus
Spitzkopfkugelfisch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2011-11-01 08:52:46
Last edit:: 2011-11-01 08:52:46

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Compressed toby

Inhabits sandy areas of shallow lagoons and channels. Adults usually in pairs

Synonyms:
Tetraodon striolatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Tetrodon compressus Marion de Procé, 1822
Tetrodon insignitus Richardson, 1848

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Tetraodontidae (Family) > Canthigaster (Genus) > Canthigaster compressa (Species)

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