Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Sharpnose Puffer
Canthigaster rostrata
Sharpnose Puffer
Category: Pufferfishes
Scientific Name: Canthigaster rostrata
Size: 2 to 4 in. (5 to 10 cm)  
Depth: 5-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
      └Tetraodontidae (Family)
       └Canthigaster (Genus)
        └C. rostrata (Species)

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