Canthigaster callisterna (Ogilby, 1889) is a animal in the Tetraodontidae family, order Tetraodontiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Canthigaster callisterna (Ogilby, 1889)
Canthigaster callisterna, the clown toado, is a poisonous 10–20 cm puffer found in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
Identify with AI — OfflineCanthigaster callisterna, commonly known as the clown toado, is a pufferfish belonging to the genus Canthigaster.
This species is found in the southwest Pacific Ocean, with recorded locations including Australia, the northeast coast of New Zealand, and New Caledonia.
It reaches a total length between 10 and 20 centimetres.
Like all other puffers, the clown toado is highly poisonous.
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Omegophora cyanopunctata Hardy & Hutchins, 1981
Canthigaster margaritata (Rüppell, 1829)
Torquigener pleurogramma (Regan, 1903)
Canthigaster rivulata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994
Canthigaster compressa (Marion de Procé, 1822)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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