Bicolored Toby
Canthigaster smithae
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
Canthigaster smithae, known as the bicolored toby, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae native to the Indian Ocean. It ranges from Agaléga, Mauritius to Durban, South Africa, as well as the Maldives. It is a reef-associated species found at a depth of 20 to 40 m (66 to 131 ft), where it typically occurs alone near rubble and steep rock walls.
Canthigaster est un genre de poissons tetraodontiformes, le seul de la sous-famille des Canthigasterinae.
Canthigaster smithae es una especie de peces de la familia Tetraodontidae en el orden de los Tetraodontiformes. Morfología Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 13 cm de longitud total. Hábitat Es un pez de mar de clima tropical y asociado a los arrecifes de coral que vive entre 20-37 m de profundidad.
Distribution
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