Marine life identification guide > Pufferfish, porcupinefish & boxfish > Spotted sharpnosed puffer

Canthigaster punctatissima

Spotted sharpnosed puffer

Distribution: Eastern Pacific, from Mexico to Panama, including the Galápagos islands.

Spots where Canthigaster punctatissima has been spotted by snorkelers

Canthigaster punctatissima snorkeling pictures

at Isla Bolaños (Panama)
© anne

at Playa Ocotal (Costa Rica)
© brian

at Playa Ocotal (Costa Rica)
© brian

at Playa Ocotal (Costa Rica)
© brian

at Playa Penca (Costa Rica)
© brian

at Chileno Bay (Mexico)
© nst56

at Calzon de Pobre (Costa Rica)

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