#canthigaster compressa

[animalids]

Fingerprint toby (Canthigaster compressa)

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[cool-critters]

Fingerprint toby (Canthigaster compressa)

The fingerprint toby is a demersal Marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae.The fingerprint toby is a small sized fish which grows up to 12 cm.It is widely distributed throughout the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean.It inhabits the shallow sandy to silty lagoons, harbours or channels from 2 to 12 m. Canthigaster compressa has a diurnal activity.

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[awesomebanditlove]

Canthigaster compressa. Marion de Procé, 1822. Common Name: Fingerprint Toby, or Compressed Toby.

. Temperature:23.11 degrees Celsius- 28.95 degrees Celsius water silicate concentration: 0.93 µmol/L- 18.63 µmol/L water phosphate concentration: 0.11 µmol/L- 0.86 µmol/L water dissolved O2 concentration: 2.57 mL/L- 4.71 mL/L water nitrate concentration: 0.047 µmol/L - 16.06 µmol/L habitat: lagoon,marine, brackish water environment