Canthigaster figueiredoi

Tetraodontidae
Southern Atlantic Sharpnose-puffer, Southern Atlantic Sharpnose-puffer
  • Canthigaster figueiredoi, Abrolhos, Bahia, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Canthigaster figueiredoi, Abrolhos, Bahia, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Canthigaster figueiredoi, Abrolhos, Bahia, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Canthigaster figueiredoi, Abrolhos, Bahia, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Canthigaster figueiredoi, Abrolhos, Bahia, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Canthigaster figueiredoi, Abrolhos, Bahia, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Canthigaster figueiredoi, Abrolhos, Bahia, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Canthigaster figueiredoi, Abrolhos, Bahia, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean
Description
Light olive upper head and back, two black stripes along side from above and below pectoral fin base to top and bottom of tail fin, body white below top stripe, and a series of vertical blue bands on snout.
Information
  • Max Size: 12 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 24.6-28.1°C
  • Depth: 1-35m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
  • Threats: Exploitation
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Widespread (75% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields
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