Canthigaster papua
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| Canthigaster papua | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Canthigaster |
| Species: | C. papua
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| Binomial name | |
| Canthigaster papua (Bleeker, 1848)
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Canthigaster papua, also known as the Papuan toby , is a demersal Marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae.
The Papuan toby is a small sized fish which grows up to 10 cm.[1]
It is widely distributed throughout the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean and of the western Pacific Ocean.[2]
It inhabits coral reefs with clear water in lagoons and external slope even drop-off from 6 to 50 m.[3] Canthigaster papua has a diurnal activity.
It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
References
- ^ "Beskrivningar och artiklar om Canthigaster papua - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
- ^ "Canthigaster papua, Papuan toby".
- ^ "Beskrivningar och artiklar om Canthigaster papua - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
External links
- Photos of Canthigaster papua on Sealife Collection
Media related to Canthigaster papua at Wikimedia CommonsError: "Q2558198" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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