Canthigaster capistrata Macaronesian sharpnose-puffer

Canthigaster capistratais commonly referred to as Macaronesian sharpnose-puffer. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 700 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

5048 

AphiaID:

234105 

Scientific:

Canthigaster capistrata 

German:

Makaronesischer Spitzkopfkugelfisch 

English:

Macaronesian Sharpnose-puffer 

Category:

Pufferfishes/Globefishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Tetraodontidae (Family) > Canthigaster (Genus) > capistrata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lowe, ), 1839 

Occurrence:

Azores, Central Atlantic, East-Atlantic Ocean, Madeira, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago 

Sea depth:

0 - 20 Meter 

Size:

up to 9.84" (25 cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 78.8 °F (23°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Algae, Crabs, Crustaceans, Foraminifers, Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Mysis, Sea urchins, Shrimps, Snails, Sponges, Starfishs, Worms 

Tank:

153.98 gal (~ 700L)  

Difficulty:

Not for beginners 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Canthigaster amboinensis
  Ambon Spitzkopfkugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster axiologus
  Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster bennetti
  Benetts Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster callisterna
  Clown-Spitzkopfkugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster capistrata
  Makaronesischer Spitzkopfkugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster compressa
  Labyrinth-Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster coronata
  Kronen-Kugelfisch
• Canthigaster criobe
• Canthigaster cyanetron
• 
  Canthigaster cyanospilota
  Spitzkopfkugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster epilampra
  Ring-Spitzkopf-Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster figueiredoi
  Kugelfisch
• Canthigaster flavoreticulata
• Canthigaster inframacula
• Canthigaster investigatoris
• 
  Canthigaster jactator
  Hawaii-Spitzkopfkugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster jamestyleri
  Spitzkopfkugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster janthinoptera
  Netz-Spitzkopf-Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster leoparda
  Leopard-Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster margaritata
  Spitzkopf- oder Perlen-Kugelfisch
• Canthigaster marquesensis
• 
  Canthigaster natalensis
  Natal-Spitzkopfkugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster ocellicincta
  Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster papua
  Falschaugen-Kugelfisch
• Canthigaster petersii
• Canthigaster punctata
• 
  Canthigaster punctatissima
  Gepunkteter Spitzkopfkugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster pygmaea
  Zwerg-Spitzkopfkugelfisch
• Canthigaster rapaensis
• 
  Canthigaster rivulata
  Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster rostrata
  Karibischer Spitzkopf-Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster sanctaehelenae
  St. Helena Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster smithae
  Kugelfisch, Zweifarbiger Toby
• 
  Canthigaster solandri
  Augenfleck-Spitzkopf-Kugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster supramacula
  "Westafrikanischer Spitzkopfkugelfisch"
• 
  Canthigaster tyleri
  Tylers Spitzkopfkugelfisch
• 
  Canthigaster valentini
  Sattel-Spitzkopfkugelfisch, Sattel-Krugfisch
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-01-20 13:30:25 

Last edit:

2013-01-20 13:30:25 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Canthigaster capistrata has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Canthigaster capistrata in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Canthigaster capistrata. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

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