Canthigaster sanctaehelenae,[2] known as the St. Helena sharpnose pufferfish, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Southeast Atlantic, where it is known only from the islands of St. Helena and Ascension. It is a reef-associated species that occurs in tidal pools and rocky areas at depths of 50 m (164 ft) or less. Adults of the species are usually seen in pairs. It reaches 6.7 cm (2.6 inches) SL. It differs from other AtlanticCanthigaster species in patterning, with neither longitudinal dark stripes on the body or caudal peduncle nor a conspicuous dark spot on the dorsum.[3]
canthigaster, sanctaehelenae, known, helena, sharpnose, pufferfish, species, pufferfish, family, tetraodontidae, native, southeast, atlantic, where, known, only, from, islands, helena, ascension, reef, associated, species, that, occurs, tidal, pools, rocky, ar. Canthigaster sanctaehelenae 2 known as the St Helena sharpnose pufferfish is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae It is native to the Southeast Atlantic where it is known only from the islands of St Helena and Ascension It is a reef associated species that occurs in tidal pools and rocky areas at depths of 50 m 164 ft or less Adults of the species are usually seen in pairs It reaches 6 7 cm 2 6 inches SL It differs from other Atlantic Canthigaster species in patterning with neither longitudinal dark stripes on the body or caudal peduncle nor a conspicuous dark spot on the dorsum 3 Canthigaster sanctaehelenae Conservation status Endangered IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Tetraodontiformes Family Tetraodontidae Genus Canthigaster Species C sanctaehelenae Binomial name Canthigaster sanctaehelenae Gunther 1870 Synonyms Tetrodon sanctaehelenaeReferences edit Antidorcas marsupialis IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN WoRMS World Register of Marine Species Canthigaster sanctaehelenae Gunther 1870 www marinespecies org Retrieved 2022 01 19 Froese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2021 Canthigaster sanctaehelenae FishBase Archived from the original on 2022 01 19 nbsp This Tetraodontiformes article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Canthigaster sanctaehelenae amp oldid 1216866742, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
