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Life Cycle

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Oviparous (Ref. 205).
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Biology

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Inhabits coral reefs. Found hidden in holes.
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Canthigaster pygmaea

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Canthigaster pygmaea,[1] commonly known as the pygmy toby, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is known only from the Red Sea, where it occurs at a depth range of 2 to 30 m (7 to 98 ft). It inhabits coral reefs and is very secretive, often being found hidden in small holes. It is a small oviparous fish, reaching 5.6 cm (2.2 inches) in total length.[2]

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Canthigaster pygmaea Allen & Randall, 1977". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Canthigaster pygmaea". FishBase. Archived from the original on 2015-03-23.
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Canthigaster pygmaea: Brief Summary

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Canthigaster pygmaea, commonly known as the pygmy toby, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is known only from the Red Sea, where it occurs at a depth range of 2 to 30 m (7 to 98 ft). It inhabits coral reefs and is very secretive, often being found hidden in small holes. It is a small oviparous fish, reaching 5.6 cm (2.2 inches) in total length.

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Description

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Small species; very secretive; comes into the open only briefly to move from one hole of the reef to the next.

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Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. Immel Publishing.

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