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Canthigaster compressa Compressed toby

Canthigaster compressa is commonly referred to as Compressed toby. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: toxic.


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lexID:
3886 
AphiaID:
275249 
Scientific:
Canthigaster compressa 
German:
Labyrinth-Kugelfisch 
English:
Compressed Toby 
Category:
Pufferfishes/Globefishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Tetraodontidae (Family) > Canthigaster (Genus) > compressa (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Marion de Procé, ), 1822 
Occurrence:
Australia, Bali, Cebu ((Philippines), Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Taiwan, The Bangai Archipelago, The Ryukyu Islands, Timor, Togean Islands, Tulamben, Vanuatu, Western Pacific Ocean 
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:
2 - 25 Meter 
Size:
up to 4.72" (12 cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 77 °F (23°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Frozen Food (large sort), Shrimps 
Tank:
109.99 gal (~ 500L)  
Difficulty:
Only for advanced aquarists 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
toxic 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-04-15 10:47:43 

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Compressed toby

Inhabits sandy areas of shallow lagoons and channels. Adults usually in pairs

Synonyms:
Tetraodon striolatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Tetrodon compressus Marion de Procé, 1822
Tetrodon insignitus Richardson, 1848

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Tetraodontidae (Family) > Canthigaster (Genus) > Canthigaster compressa (Species)

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. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 22.02.2022.
  3. REVIEW OF THE SHARPNOSE PUFFERFISHES (SUBFAMILY CANTHIGASTERINAE) OF THE INDO-PAClFIC (en). Abgerufen am 22.02.2022.
  4. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Pair

Copyright Jim Greenfield, Foto: Nord Sulawesi, Indonesien, 10.2009
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