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Canthidermis maculata
© Copyright Ross Robertson, 2006 · 12
Canthidermis maculata

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Canthidermis maculata
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Canthidermis maculata
Canthidermis maculata
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Canthidermis maculata

Canthidermis
© Copyright Ross Robertson, 2006 · 12
Canthidermis
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Overview
Main identification features
  • dorsal and anal finslarge, long
  • tail base: no ridges
  • no large scales behind operculum
CANTHIDERMIS

TRIGGERFISHES

A distinct groove before eye and under nostril; cheeks scaly, without grooves; no enlarged scales immediately behind gill opening; tail base compressed, without spines, ridges or tubercles.

A circumtropical genus with 3 species; 1 circumtropical species occurs in our region.


References
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