Canthigaster
| Sharpnose puffer | |
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| Clown toado, Canthigaster callisterna | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Canthigaster Swainson, 1839 |
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Canthigaster is a genus in the pufferfish family (Tetraodontidae). A fish from this genus is sometimes referred to as a "toby" (a generally accepted name that originated in Australia) or a "sharpnose puffer".[1]
Species[]
There are currently 36 recognized species in this genus:[2][3]
- Canthigaster amboinensis (Bleeker, 1865) (Spider-eye puffer)
Spider-eye puffer (Canthigaster amboinensis)
- Canthigaster axiologus Whitley, 1931 (Pacific crown toby)
- Canthigaster bennetti (Bleeker, 1854) (Bennett's sharpnose puffer)
- Canthigaster callisterna (J. D. Ogilby, 1889) (Clown toado)
- (R. T. Lowe, 1839) (Macaronesian sharpnose-puffer)
- Canthigaster compressa (, 1822) (Compressed toby)
- Canthigaster coronata (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875) (Crowned puffer)
- J. T. Williams, & , 2012 (Striped toby)[3]
- Canthigaster cyanetron J. E. Randall & , 1989
- Canthigaster cyanospilota J. E. Randall, J. T. Williams & L. A. Rocha, 2008
- (O. P. Jenkins, 1903) (Lantern toby)
- Canthigaster figueiredoi & , 2002 (Southern Atlantic sharpnose-puffer)
- , 1986
- G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1977
- (Annandale & , 1910)
Valentinni's sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster valentini) - Canthigaster jactator (O. P. Jenkins, 1901) (Hawaiian whitespotted toby)
- Canthigaster jamestyleri & , 2002 (Goldface toby)
- (Bleeker, 1855) (Honeycomb toby)
- & G. R. Allen, 1979 (Leopard sharpnose puffer)
- Canthigaster margaritata (Rüppell, 1829) (Pearl toby)
- G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1977
- (Günther, 1870) (Natal toby)
(Canthigaster natalensis)
- G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1977 (Shy toby)
- Canthigaster papua (Bleeker, 1848) (Papuan toby)
- , 1992
- (Günther, 1870) (Spotted sharpnosed puffer)
- G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1977 (Pygmy toby)
- Canthigaster rapaensis G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1977
- Canthigaster rivulata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) (Brown-lined puffer)
- Canthigaster rostrata (Bloch, 1786) (Caribbean sharpnose-puffer)
- (Günther, 1870) (St. Helena sharpnose pufferfish)
- G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1977 (Bicolored toby)
- Canthigaster solandri (Richardson, 1845) (Spotted sharpnose)
- Canthigaster supramacula & , 2002 (West African sharpnose-puffer)
- Canthigaster tyleri G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1977 (Tyler's toby)
- Canthigaster valentini (Bleeker, 1853) (Valentinni's sharpnose puffer)
References[]
- ^ Scott W. Michael, "Tobies or Pufferfish" Retrieved 15 Jan 2013 from http://www.fishchannel.com/media/saltwater-aquariums/species-info/puffer/call-them-tobies.aspx.pdf
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Canthigaster in FishBase. October 2012 version.
- ^ a b Williams, J.T., Delrieu-Trottin, E. & Planes, S. (2012): A new species of Indo-Pacific fish, Canthigaster criobe, with comments on other Canthigaster (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) at the Gambier Archipelago. Zootaxa, 3523: 80–88.
Categories:
- Canthigaster
- Marine fish genera
- Taxa named by William John Swainson