Scientific Name
Canthigaster compressa  
Pronounce  
Canthigaster compressa扁背尖鼻魨
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author (Marion de Procé, 1822) Depth 5 - 16M
Chinese 扁背尖鼻魨 Poisonous Fish Yes 
Family_Chinese 四齒魨科 Economic Fish No 
Family F509 Tetraodontidae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 細紋扁背魨 
Max Length 11 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 紋扁背魨、尖嘴規、規仔 
Distribution in World Australia   Distribution in Taiwan South、LanI Is.、Greeb IS. 
Habitats Coral、Benthos、Coastal、Lagoon  Holotype Locality Manila Bay, Philippines 
Synonyms Tetraodon striolatus, Tetrodon compressus, Tetrodon insignitus   
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002);中國動物誌-魨形目(蘇等, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 蘇錦祥, 李春生 編著 2002 
Specimen List ASIZP0060058. NTUM01353.  
Common Name Compressed toby; Fingerprint sharpnose puffer; Fingerprint toby 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
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