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Canthigaster compressa

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Canthigaster compressa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Canthigaster
Species:
C. compressa
Binomial name
Canthigaster compressa
(Marion de Procé, 1822)

Canthigaster compressa, also known as the compressed toby or fingerprint toby, is a demersal Marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae.

The fingerprint toby is a small sized fish which grows up to 12 cm.[2]

It is widely distributed throughout the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean.[3]

It inhabits the shallow sandy to silty lagoons, harbours or channels from 2 to 12 m.[4] Canthigaster compressa has a diurnal activity.

References

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  1. ^ Shao, K.; Liu, M.; Jing, L.; Hardy, G.; Leis, J.L.; Matsuura, K. (2014). "Canthigaster compressa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T193669A2257688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193669A2257688.en. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Compressed Toby - Canthigaster compressa - Details - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  3. ^ "Canthigaster compressa summary page". FishBase.
  4. ^ Lieske & Myers,Coral reef fishes,Princeton University Press, 2009, ISBN 9780691089959
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