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Canthigaster smithae Bicolored Toby, Smith's Pufferfish

Canthigaster smithaeis commonly referred to as Bicolored Toby, Smith's Pufferfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.


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lexID:
7279 
AphiaID:
219943 
Scientific:
Canthigaster smithae 
German:
Kugelfisch, Zweifarbiger Toby 
English:
Bicolored Toby, Smith's Pufferfish 
Category:
Pufferfishes/Globefishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Tetraodontidae (Family) > Canthigaster (Genus) > smithae (Species) 
Initial determination:
Allen & Randall, 1977 
Occurrence:
(the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Myanmar, Réunion , South-Africa, Sumatra, Tansania, Thailand, the Cargados Carajos Shoals, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean, Zanzibar 
Sea depth:
20 - 40 Meter 
Size:
up to 5.12" (13 cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 78.8 °F (23°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Clams, Mysis, Schrimps 
Tank:
109.99 gal (~ 500L)  
Difficulty:
Only for advanced aquarists 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-12-14 13:58:40 

Toxicity


Canthigaster smithae is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Canthigaster smithae, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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Canthigaster smithae Allen & Randall, 1977
Bicolored toby

Inhabits outer reef slopes. Solitary. Found on clear inner reefs..

Synonym:
Cathigaster smithae Allen & Randall, 1977

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 29.07.2022.



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