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Canthigaster coronata

Description:

It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 14cm in length. Feeds on a wide variety of benthic organisms: gastropods, sponges, algae, bivalves, polychaetes, tunicates, crabs, sea urchins, heart urchins, brittle stars, bryozoans, peanut worms, various small crustaceans and foraminiferans.

Habitat:

Canthigaster coronata is a Pufferfish from the Indo-West Pacific. Inhabits sand and rubble bottoms of seaward reefs. Found mostly below depths of 23 m, but occasionally seen in as little as 6 m.

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1 Comment

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

very nice series!

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Dumaguete, Siquijor, Philippines

Spotted on Oct 2, 2012
Submitted on Oct 29, 2012

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