Canthigaster jactator

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Canthigaster jactator
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Canthigaster
Species: C. jactator
Binomial name
Canthigaster jactator
(O. P. Jenkins, 1901)
Hawaiian Whitespotted Puffer in Kona

Canthigaster jactator[1] is a member of the pufferfish family that is endemic to the Hawaiian islands. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a length of 9 centimeters (3.5 in).

Notes

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Canthigaster jactator" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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