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Canthigaster punctata
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Tetraodontidae
Genus:	Canthigaster
Species:	C. punctata
Binomial name
Canthigaster punctata Matsuura, 1992

Canthigaster punctata is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a tropical marine species known only from the Mascarene Submarine Ridge in the Indian Ocean. It is reportedly oviparous.

References

1. Shao, K.; Liu, M.; Jing, L.; Hardy, G.; Leis, J.L.; Matsuura, K. (2014). "Canthigaster punctata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T193780A2276039. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193780A2276039.en. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Canthigaster punctata Matsuura, 1992". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Canthigaster punctata". FishBase. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25.

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