Overview
Family : Puffers ; Inhabits inner reef flats and sheltered lagoons . Feeds mainly on filamentous green algae and to a lesser extent on fleshy and coralline red algae and on benthic invertebrates .
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Mooi tobie
Common Names in Cebuano:
Buriring, Butete, Butiti
Common Names in Divehi:
Koli
Common Names in English:
Bennett´s Pufferfish, Bennett´s Sharpnose Puffer, Bennett's pufferfish, Bennett's sharpnose puffer, Bennett's toby, Brownback toby, Exquisite toby, roseband toby
Common Names in Fijian:
Kalavo
Common Names in Finnish:
Ripsipallokala
Common Names in French:
Bourse de sable, Comp, Poisson ballon
Common Names in German:
Leuchtpunkt-Spitzkopfkugelfisch
Common Names in Ilokano:
Butiti
Common Names in Italian:
Pesce Palla
Common Names in Japanese:
Kazarikinchakufugu
Common Names in Kagayanen:
Butiti
Common Names in Kumak:
Phowot
Common Names in Mahl:
Thundigu-koli
Common Names in Malayalam:
Chundu, ചുണ്ടു , ചൂണ്ട്
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
点线扁背鲀, 笨氏尖鼻魨, 笨氏尖鼻鲀, 點線扁背魨
Common Names in Rapa Nui:
Huehue
Common Names in Rapanui:
Huehue
Common Names in Samoan:
Sue-'afa
Common Names in Tagalog:
Butete
Common Names in Tahitian:
Huehue
Common Names in Waray-waray:
Butete
Description
Habitat
May be found at depths of 1 to 12 meters.
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -6,737 meters (0 to -22,103 feet).[1]
Biome: Marine .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Tetraodontiformes
()
- Suborder:
Tetraodontoidei
()
-
- Family:
Tetraodontidae
()
- Subfamily:
Canthigastrinae
()
- Genus:
Canthigaster
()
- Swainson, 1839
- Specific name:
bennetti
- Scientific name: - Canthigaster bennetti (Bleeker, 1854)
- Specific name:
bennetti
- Genus:
Canthigaster
(
- Subfamily:
Canthigastrinae
(
- Family:
Tetraodontidae
(
- Suborder:
Tetraodontoidei
(
- Order:
Tetraodontiformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Canthigaster benetti • Canthigaster benetti (Bleeker • Canthigaster benetti (Bleeker, 1854) • Canthigaster bennetti • Canthigaster bennetti (Bleeker, 1854) • Canthigaster constellatus Kendall & Goldsborough • Cathingaster benneti (Bleeker • Tetrodon ocellatus Bennett • Tropidichthys bennetti • Tropidichthys bennetti Bleeker • Tropidichthys bennetti Bleeker, 1854 • Tropidichthys oxylophius Smith
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 05-Feb-1997
Similar Species
Members of the genus Canthigaster
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 30 species and subspecies in this genus:
C. amboinensis (Sharpnose Pufferfish) · C. bennetti (Bennett´s Sharpnose Puffer) · C. callisterna (Sharpnosed Puffer) · C. callisternus (Sharpnosed Puffer) · C. capistrata (Macaronesian Sharpnose-Puffer) · C. caudofasciatus (Doubleline Toby) · C. cinctus (White-Spotted Pufferfish) · C. compressa (Compressed Toby) · C. coronata (Saddle-Back Puffer) · C. epilampra (Bluespotted Goby) · C. figueiredoi (Southern Atlantic Sharpnose-Puffer) · C. jactator (Hawaiian Whitespotted Toby) · C. jamestyleri (Goldface Toby) · C. janthinoptera (White-Spotted Pufferfish) · C. leoparda (Leopard Sharpnose Puffer) · C. marginatus (Ocellated Toby) · C. natalensis (Natal Toby) · C. ocellicincta (Circle-Barred Pufferfish) · C. papua (False-Eyed Pufferfish) · C. punctatissima (Spotted Sharpnosed Puffer (FB)) · C. pygmaea (Pygmy Toby) · C. rivulata (Tail-Barred Pufferfish) · C. rivulatus (Tail-Barred Pufferfish) · C. rostrata (Caribbean Sharpnose-Puffer) · C. sanctaehelenae (Bastard Hogfish) · C. smithae (Smith's Pufferfish) · C. solandri (Spotted Sharpnose Puffer) · C. supramacula (West African Sharpnose-Puffer) · C. tyleri (Tyler's Toby) · C. valentini (Valentinni´s Sharpnose Puffer)
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Further Reading
- An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Chagos Archipelago, Central Indian Ocean / Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 1989. url p. 225, p. 70.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 126.
- Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. Washington, D.C.: Govt. Print. Off., 1905-1950. url p. 101, p. 101, p. 363, p. 373.
- Check-list of species of fishes known from the PhilippineArchipelago, by David Starr Jordan and Robert Earl Richardson. Manila: Bureau of Printing, 1910. url p. 45.
- Check-list of the species of fishes known from the Philippine Archipelago, Manila, Bureau of printing, 1910. url p. 45.
- Fishery circular / U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries. [Washington]: The Bureau, 1931-1939. url p. 396, p. 418.
- Fishes of the Crane Pacific expedition, by Albert W. Herre. 21 1936 Chicago, 1936. url p. 17, p. 430, p. 463.
- Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. Brisbane, Queensland Museum, 1912- url p. 245.
- NOAA technical report NMFS SSRF. Seattle, Wash.: National Marine Fisheries Service; url p. 33.
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 1171, p. 45.
- The Natural history of Enewetak Atoll / edited by Dennis M. Devaney. .. [et al.]; prepared by Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy. Oak Ridge, Tenn.: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Energy Research, Office of Health and Environmental Research, Ecological Research Division, c1987. url p. 312.
- The fishery resources of the Philippine Islands with descriptions of new species / Manila?: s.n., ca. 1909 - ca. 1912 url .
- The fishes of Samoa. Description of the species found in the Archipelago, with a provisional check-list of the fishes of Oceania. [By David Starr Jordan and Alvin Seale]. .. 1906 Washington, Government print off., 1906. url p. 373.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
- FishBase
- FishBase 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 8 providers.
- Matsuura, Keiichi (from FishBase).
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
- National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
- University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 122794
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-26177
- Fishbase Species ID: 6541
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13532405
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 173329
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 105755
Footnotes
- Mean = -1,803.100 meters (-5,915.682 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,847.260 based on 111 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
