Not Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indian Ocean: Mauritius, Comoros, Maldives, and Seychelles Islands.
Size: 4 inches (10 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits lagoons and seaward reefs and usually found at depths between 3 to 100 feet (1 - 30 m) where it feeds mainly on benthic invertebrate and some algae.
General Husbandry: Not normally collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Suborder: Tetraodontoidei
Family: Tetraodontidae
Subfamily: Canthigastrinae
Genus: Canthigaster
FYI: Shown here for identification only.