Saltwater
Spotted sharpnose
Canthigaster solandri
Tetraodontidae, Canthigasterinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 12.1 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 58 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, France, French Polynesia, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, and 15 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabit sheltered rocky reefs. Also live in intertidal reef flats, lagoon and seaward reefs. Occur over open barren areas, also among corals and under ledges. Benthopelagic. Often found in pairs, sometimes in small groups. Feed mainly on filamentous red and green algae and coralline red algae but also on corals, tunicates, mollusks, echinoderms, polychaetes, crustaceans and bryozoans. Common. Monogamous.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Canthigaster australis
- Canthigaster glaucospilotus
- Canthigaster margaritatus
- Canthigaster papua
- Canthigaster saipanensis
- Cathigaster solandri
In other languages
- Solanders kuglefisk
- Pilkkupallokala
- False-eye toby, Jewel pufferfish, Netted pufferfish, Sharpbacked puffer, Spotted sharpnose puffer, Spotted toby
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.