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Spotted sharpnose
Canthigaster solandri
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Spotted sharpnose
- Scientific
- Canthigaster solandri
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 12 cm (total length); max. published weight 32.16 g
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 10 to 36 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A small sharpnose puffer covered in pale spots, with dark lines radiating from the eye and an eyespot at the base of the dorsal fin, reaching about 12 cm.
In the Maldives
Listed by FishBase only as 'possibly present' in the Maldives.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Canthigaster-solandri.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Canthigaster_solandri_(sharpnosed_puffer,_solander's_toby,_
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.