Spotted sharpnose puffer
Canthigaster punctatissima
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Genus
- Canthigaster
Where to Find
Found in 7 diving areas across 4 countries and 3 regions.
- Cocos Island, Costa Rica - 13 records
- Bocas del Toro, Panama - 56 records
- Coiba National Park, Panama - 55 records
- Sea of Cortez, Mexico - 90 records
- Socorro Islands, Mexico - 14 records
- Galápagos Islands, Ecuador - 136 records
- Isla de la Plata, Ecuador - 5 records