{{Short description|Species of pufferfish}} {{Speciesbox | taxon = Canthigaster leoparda | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn |author=Matsuura, K. |author2=Allen, G. |author3=Collette, B. |author4=Nelson, J. |author5=Dooley, J. |author6=Fritzsche, R. |author7=Carpenter, K. |year=2010 |title=''Canthigaster leoparda'' |volume=2010 |article-number=e.T155313A4772985 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155313A4772985.en |access-date=5 August 2023}}</ref> | authority = Lubbock & Allen, 1979 }}

'''''Canthigaster leoparda''''',<ref>{{Cite web|title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Canthigaster leoparda Lubbock & Allen, 1979|url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=275258|access-date=2022-01-17|website=www.marinespecies.org}}</ref> known as the '''leopard sharpnose puffer''', is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific, ranging from Christmas Island to the Philippines, Ambon, and Guam. It occurs at a depth range of 30 to 50 m (98 to 164&nbsp;ft), and it is usually found in the vicinity of drop-offs and caves. It reaches 7.5&nbsp;cm (3 inches) SL and is often seen either alone or in pairs. The species is known to be oviparous.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021|editor-last=Froese|editor-first=Rainer|editor2-last=Pauly|editor2-first=Daniel|title=''Canthigaster leoparda''|url=https://www.fishbase.de/summary/6545|url-status=live|website=FishBase|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101153258/http://www.fishbase.de/summary/6545 |archive-date=2016-01-01 }}</ref>

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leoparda Category:Fish described in 1979 Category:Fish of the Philippines Category:Fish of the Indian Ocean

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