Canthigaster jactator[1] is a member of the pufferfish family that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a length of 9 centimeters (3.5 in).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Canthigaster |
| Species: | C. jactator
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| Canthigaster jactator (O. P. Jenkins, 1901)
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It is commonly found on lagoon and seaward reefs in Hawaii, where it thrives among coral structures and feeds on small invertebrates and algae.
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Canthigaster jactator". FishBase.
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