Bennett's sharpnose puffer - 114°E HK Reef Fish

Photo By: Gomen See

Photo By: Gomen See

Bennett’s sharpnose puffer

Characteristics

Usually occurs singly. Reported to form large school in Indonesia.
Feeds on algae and invertebrates.

Description

Dorsally grey, ventrally white.
Blue and orange dots covering the body.
Blue and orange lines around head, eyes and caudal peduncle.
Dorsal fin base with a blue-edged black blotch.

Common Name: Bennett's sharpnose puffer

Family Common Name: Pufferfishes

Family: Tetraodontidae

Scientific Name: Canthigaster bennetti___(Bleeker, 1854)

Genus: Canthigaster

Maximum Length: 10 cm (Total Length)

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未評估

Not Evaluated (ne)

數據缺乏

Data Deficient (dd)

無危

Least Concern (lc)

近危

Near Threatened (nt)

易危

Vulnerable (vu)

瀕危

Endangered (en)

極危

Critically Endangered (cr)

絕滅

Extinct (ex)

Bennett’s sharpnose puffer