Canthigaster amboinensis

Canthigaster amboinensis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Tetraodontidae
Genus:	Canthigaster
Species:	C. amboinensis
Binomial name
	Canthigaster amboinensis; (Bleeker, 1864)

Canthigaster amboinensis, commonly known as Ambon pufferfish, is a species of pufferfish of the family Tetraodontidae. The species is endemic to Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan and the Hawaiian Islands.

References

Shao, K.; Liu, M.; Jing, L.; Hardy, G.; Leis, J.L. & Matsuura, K. (2014). "Canthigaster amboinensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T193675A2258615. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193675A2258615.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

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[iucn-1] Shao, K.; Liu, M.; Jing, L.; Hardy, G.; Leis, J.L. & Matsuura, K. (2014). "Canthigaster amboinensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T193675A2258615. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193675A2258615.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.