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Canthigaster smithae Bicolored Toby, Smith's Pufferfish

Canthigaster smithae is commonly referred to as Bicolored Toby, Smith's Pufferfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Dla zaawansowanych. 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:
Rozdymki 
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 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
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:
Dla zaawansowanych 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
toxic 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-12-14 13:58:40 

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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

Puffer fish can produce toxins such as tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin and accumulate them in the skin, gonads and liver.
The toxin tetrodotoxin, which is contained in the fugu, is 1000 times more toxic than cyanide and there is no antidote serum, death then occurs by respiratory paralysis
The degree of toxicity varies depending on the species, but also on the geographical area and season.

We recommend that you never prepare puffer fish yourself, as the risk of fatal poisoning is far too great.
If you still absolutely want to eat puffer fish meat (fugu), then the fish should only be slaughtered by a Japanese special chef with a license and several years of training.
Only the training of these special chefs can guarantee the correct slaughter, complete removal and proper disposal of all toxic parts of the fish.

External links

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



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