West African sharpnose-puffer (Canthigaster supramacula)

Scientific name: Canthigaster supramacula Moura & Castro, 2002

West African sharpnose-puffer (Canthigaster supramacula)

The West African sharpnose-puffer (Canthigaster supramacula) is a marine fish of the family Tetraodontidae. Native range: Eastern Central Atlantic, known only from off C?te d'Ivoire and Ghana. May be more widespread along the tropical African coast.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9. Presence of a conspicuous dark spot resembling an ocellus on the dorsal portion of the trunk anteroventral to origin of dorsal fin, the dorsal portion of this spot extending to the dorsal fin origin. Lacks conspicuous dark stripes along the sides of the body, bearing only two to four irregular lines that extend from the caudal peduncle to about a vertical through the dorsal fin base.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Canthigaster supramacula
Family
Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.9
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Atlantic: known only from off C?te d'Ivoire and Ghana. May be more widespread along the tropical African coast.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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