Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Tetraodontidae (Family)
      └Canthigaster (Genus)

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