Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Spotted Sharpnosed Puffer
Canthigaster punctatissima
Spotted Sharpnosed Puffer
Category: Pufferfishes
Scientific Name: Canthigaster punctatissima
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)
Depth: 10-70 ft. (3-21 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Tetraodontiformes (Order)
└Tetraodontidae (Family)
└Canthigaster (Genus)
└C. punctatissima (Species)
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