Overview
Family : Puffers ;
Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
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
- Subgenus:
Ref
()
- Specific name:
marquesensis
- Allen & Randall, 1977
- Scientific name: - Canthigaster marquesensis Allen & Randall, 1977
- Specific name:
marquesensis
- Allen & Randall, 1977
- Subgenus:
Ref
(
- 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
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
First described: Randall, H.A. and G.R. Allen A revision
of the
damselfish genus Dascyllus (Pomacentridae) with description
of a new species. Rec. Aust. Mus. 31(9):349-385., 1977.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 04-Feb-2000
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
- Eschmeyer, W.N., Editor (1999). Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of November 1999. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in November 1999.
- Randall, H.A. and G.R. Allen A revision of the damselfish genus Dascyllus (Pomacentridae) with description of a new species. Rec. Aust. Mus. 31(9):349-385., 1977.
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 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 provider.
- 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.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2826910
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-133916
- Fishbase Species ID: 55005
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 646271
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 105771
