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Canthigaster rostrata

(Bloch, 1786)

Sharpnose Puffer

Also known as: Toby, Caribbean Sharpnose-Puffer, Sharpnose Pufferfish

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Tetraodontidae

Where to find it

common

Dominica

occasional

BarbadosCuraçaoGuadeloupeHondurasMartiniqueUnited States

rare

BahamasBonaireBritish Virgin Islands

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