Canthigaster figueiredoi

Canthigaster figueiredoiis commonly referred to as Southern Atlantic sharpnose-puffer. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 600 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

7329 

AphiaID:

275252 

Scientific:

Canthigaster figueiredoi 

German:

Kugelfisch 

English:

Southern Atlantic Sharpnose-puffer 

Category:

Kuglefisk 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

Moura & Castro, 2002 

Size:

bis zu 12cm 

Temperature:

°C - 25°C 

Tank:

~ 600 Liter 

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

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:

2014-07-07 15:12:02 

Last edit:

2014-07-07 15:12:02 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Canthigaster figueiredoi has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose any danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Canthigaster figueiredoi in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Canthigaster figueiredoi. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

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