FB-4291 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4291 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Canthigaster Canthigaster rostrata (Bloch, 1786) Rozdymka niebieskoplama Baiacu Baiacu-de-espinho Balhacu Bola Peixe-balao Peixe-sapo Porquinho Sapinho Sapo Karibisk kuglefisk Caribbean sharpnose-puffer Sharp nose puffer Sharpnose puffer Sharpnose pufferfish Kuonopallokala Tétrodon nain Conejo Corrotucho de piedra Sapo Tamboril Tamboril Narizón Tamboril narízon Tamborín narizón Blas Sapinho 尖吻扁背魨 尖吻扁背鲀 Canthigaster rostratus (Bloch, 1786) Tetrodon capistratus (non Lowe, 1839) Tetrodon ornatus Poey, 1867 Tetrodon rostratus Bloch, 1786 1991-05-02 2013-07-15 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott0 A list of common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. 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(Ref. 137577) FB-GeneralDescr-4291 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1991-05-02 00:00:00 2025-11-21 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4291 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Adults inhabit reefs and marginal habitats such as seagrass beds (Ref. 43205). Diet consists of seagrass, sponges, crabs and other crustaceans, mollusks, polychaete worms, sea urchins, starfishes, hydroids and algae (Ref. 13442). Monogamous (Ref. 52884). Moura, R.L. and R.M.C. Castro 2002 Revision of Atlantic sharpnose pufferfishes (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae: <i>Canthigaster</i>), with description of three new species. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 115(1):32-50. (Ref. 43205) FB-DiagnosticDescr-4291 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2001-04-17 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4291 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Distinguished from all other Atlantic species by a short upper dark longitudinal stripe, presence of few spots on flank and dorsum, and absence of a conspicuous (larger than eye) spot on the dorsum. The upper dark longitudinal stripe extends from caudal-fin dorsal margin to the vertical through dorsal-fin base. Although a horizontal line of dark spots extends anterior to the anterior portion of the horizontal dark stripe in some specimens, and sometimes even surpasses the dorsal fin base, this line of spots never forms a continuous stripe. Also distinguished by the absence of vertically oriented bars on the caudal fin and by the presence of bars on the snout (Ref. 43205). Randall, J.E. 1996 Caribbean reef fishes. Third Edition - revised and enlarged. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Hong Kong. 3nd ed. 368 p. (Ref. 13442) FB-Morphology-4291 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2001-04-17 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4291 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 9 Randall, J.E. 1996 Caribbean reef fishes. Third Edition - revised and enlarged. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Hong Kong. 3nd ed. 368 p. (Ref. 13442) FB-Distribution-4291 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1991-05-02 00:00:00 2022-04-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4291 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Western Central Atlantic: South Carolina, USA and Bermuda to Tobago and the Lesser Antilles. All Canthigaster specimens so far recorded from Madeira belong to Canthigaster capistrata (Ref. 43205). Moura, R.L. and R.M.C. Castro 2002 Revision of Atlantic sharpnose pufferfishes (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae: <i>Canthigaster</i>), with description of three new species. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 115(1):32-50. (Ref. 43205) FB-Uses-4291 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1991-05-02 00:00:00 2025-11-21 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4291 fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial Sadovy, Y. 1992 A preliminary assessment of the marine aquarium export trade in Puerto Rico. Proceedings of the Seventh International Coral Reef Symposium, Guam, Vol. 2, p. 1014-1021. (Ref. 12090) Sadovy, Y. 1992 A preliminary assessment of the marine aquarium export trade in Puerto Rico. Proceedings of the Seventh International Coral Reef Symposium, Guam, Vol. 2, p. 1014-1021. (Ref. 12090) FB-LifeCycle-4291 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1991-05-02 00:00:00 2025-11-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=4291&StockCode=4487 Oviparous (Ref. 205). No parental care according to Ref. 38836. Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-4291 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1995-04-03 00:00:00 2007-10-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public rostrata Inhabits reefs and marginal habitats such as seagrass beds (Ref. 43205). Diet consists of seagrass, sponges, crabs and other crustaceans, mollusks, polychaete worms, sea urchins, starfishes, hydroids and algae (Ref. 13442). Omnivore (Ref. 57616). Randall, J.E. 1967 Food habits of reef fishes of the West Indies. Stud. Trop. Oceanogr. Miami 5:665-847. FB-Size-4291 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1991-05-02 00:00:00 2025-11-21 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4291 12.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 26340)) Claro, R. 1994 Características generales de la ictiofauna. p. 55-70. In R. Claro (ed.) Ecología de los peces marinos de Cuba. Instituto de Oceanología Academia de Ciencias de Cuba and Centro de Investigaciones de Quintana Roo. (Ref. 26340) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-4291 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1991-05-02 00:00:00 2025-11-21 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4291 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology reef-associated; non-migratory (Ref. 52884); marine; depth range 1 - 40 m (Ref. 43205) Whiteman, E.A. and I.M. Côté 2004 Monogamy in marine fishes. Biol. Rev. 79:351-375. (Ref. 52884) Moura, R.L. and R.M.C. Castro 2002 Revision of Atlantic sharpnose pufferfishes (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae: <i>Canthigaster</i>), with description of three new species. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 115(1):32-50. (Ref. 43205)