Canthigaster

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Tetraodontiformes
Subordo: Tetraodontoidei

Familia: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Canthigaster
Species (36): C. amboinensis – C. axiologus – C. bennetti – C. callisterna – C. capistrata – C. compressa – C. coronata – C. criobe – C. cyanetron – C. cyanospilota – C. epilampra – C. figueiredoi – C. flavoreticulata – C. inframacula – C. investigatoris – C. jactator – C. jamestyleri – C. janthinoptera – C. leoparda – C. margaritata – C. marquesensis – C. natalensis – C. ocellicincta – C. papua – C. punctata – C. punctatissima – C. pygmaea – C. rapaensis – C. rivulata – C. rostrata – C. sanctaehelenae – C. smithae – C. solandri – C. supramacula – C. tyleri – C. valentini
Name

Canthigaster Swainson, 1839

Type species: Tetrodon rostratus Bloch, 1786
Synonyms

Anosmius Peters, 1855
Eumycterias Jenkins, 1901
Lucubrapiscis Whitley, 1931
Prilonotus Richardson, 1854
Psilonotus Swainson, 1839
Rhynchote Bibron in Duméril, 1855
Rhynchotes Troschel, 1856
Rhynchotus Hollard, 1857
Tropidichthys Bleeker, 1854

References

Bleeker, P.; 1854: Vijfde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië, 6: 455–508. BHL
Jenkins, O. P.; 1901: Descriptions of fifteen new species of fishes from the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission, 19 (1899): 387–404.
Kottelat, M. 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibiography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement No. 27: 1–663. PDF. Reference page.
Peters, W. (C. H.); 1855: Übersicht der in Mossambique beobachteten Seefische. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preuss[ischen] Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1855: 428–466.
Swainson, W.; 1839: On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. Spottiswoode & Co., London. 2: 1–448.
Richardson, J.; 1854: Vertebrals, including fossil mammals. Fish. Pp. 156-171, Pls. 30-33. In: E. Forbes (ed.) The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Herald, under the command of Captain Henry Kellett, R. N., C. B., during the years 1845-51. London.
Troschel, F. H.; 1856: Bericht über die Leistungen in der Ichthyologie während des Jahres 1855. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 22 (pt 2): 67–89.BHL
Whitley, G. P.; 1931: New names for Australian fishes. Australian Zoologist, 6 (4): 310–334, Pls. 25-27.
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. Preview PDF Reference page.
Canthigaster and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2022. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

Links

BHL bibliography
Hassler, M. {{{1}}}. Canthigaster. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. {{{1}}}. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: {{{1}}} {{{2}}} {{{3}}}. Reference page.
Canthigaster – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Canthigaster.
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Nomenclator Zoologicus

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 37 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 aziz Matsuura, Bogorodsky, Mal & Alpermann 2020 (Aziz's toby)[4]
Canthigaster bennetti (Bleeker, 1854) (Bennett's sharpnose puffer)
Canthigaster callisterna (J. D. Ogilby, 1889) (Clown toado)
Canthigaster capistrata (R. T. Lowe, 1839) (Macaronesian sharpnose-puffer)
Canthigaster compressa (Marion de Procé, 1822) (Compressed toby)
Canthigaster coronata (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875) (Crowned puffer)
Canthigaster criobe J. T. Williams, Delrieu-Trottin & Planes, 2012 (Striped toby)[3]
Canthigaster cyanetron J. E. Randall & Cea Egaña, 1989
Canthigaster cyanospilota J. E. Randall, J. T. Williams & L. A. Rocha, 2008
Canthigaster epilampra (O. P. Jenkins, 1903) (Lantern toby)
Canthigaster figueiredoi R. L. Moura & R. M. C. Castro, 2002 (Southern Atlantic sharpnose-puffer)
Canthigaster flavoreticulata Matsuura, 1986
Canthigaster inframacula G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1977
Canthigaster investigatoris (Annandale & J. T. Jenkins, 1910)

Valentinni's sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster valentini)
Canthigaster jactator (O. P. Jenkins, 1901) (Hawaiian whitespotted toby)
Canthigaster jamestyleri R. L. Moura & R. M. C. Castro, 2002 (Goldface toby)
Canthigaster janthinoptera (Bleeker, 1855) (Honeycomb toby)
Canthigaster leoparda Lubbock & G. R. Allen, 1979 (Leopard sharpnose puffer)
Canthigaster margaritata (Rüppell, 1829) (Pearl toby)
Canthigaster marquesensis G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1977
Canthigaster natalensis (Günther, 1870) (Natal toby)

Natal toby (Canthigaster natalensis)

Canthigaster ocellicincta G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1977 (Shy toby)
Canthigaster papua (Bleeker, 1848) (Papuan toby)
Canthigaster punctata Matsuura, 1992
Canthigaster punctatissima (Günther, 1870) (Spotted sharpnosed puffer)
Canthigaster pygmaea 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)
Canthigaster sanctaehelenae (Günther, 1870) (St. Helena sharpnose pufferfish)
Canthigaster smithae G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1977 (Bicolored toby)
Canthigaster solandri (Richardson, 1845) (Spotted sharpnose)
Canthigaster supramacula R. L. Moura & R. M. C. Castro, 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.
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.
Matsuura, Keiichi et al. “Canthigaster aziz, a new deep-dwelling toby fish (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from the Red Sea.” Zootaxa vol. 4834,1 zootaxa.4834.1.5. 18 Aug. 2020, doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4834.1.5