Overview
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Canthigaster is a genus in the pufferfish family (Tetraodontidae).
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- Spider-eye puffer, Canthigaster amboinensis (Bleeker, 1865)
- Bennett's sharpnose puffer, Canthigaster bennetti (Bleeker, 1854)
- Clown toado, Canthigaster callisterna (Ogilby, 1889)
- Macaronesian sharpnose-puffer, Canthigaster capistrata (Lowe, 1839)
- Compressed toby, Canthigaster compressa (Marion de Proc?, 1822)
- Crowned puffer, Canthigaster coronata (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
- Canthigaster cyanetron Randall & Cea Ega?a, 1989
- Lantern toby, Canthigaster epilampra (Jenkins, 1903)
- Southern Atlantic sharpnose-puffer, Canthigaster figueiredoi Moura & Castro, 2002
- Canthigas ter flavoreticulata Matsuura, 1986
- Canthigaster inframacula Allen & Randall, 1977
- Canthigaster investigatoris (Annandale & Jenkins, 1910)
- Hawaiian whitespotted toby, Canthigaster jactator (Jenkins, 1901)
- Goldface toby, Canthigaster jamestyleri Moura & Castro, 2002
- Honeycomb toby, Canthigaster janthinoptera (Bleeker, 1855)
- Leopard sharpnose puffer, Canthigaster leoparda Lubbock & Allen, 1979
- Canthigaster margaritata (R?ppell, 1829)
- Canthigaster marquesensis Allen & Randall, 1977
- Natal toby, Canthigaster natalensis (G?nther, 1870)
- Shy toby, Canthigaster ocellicincta Allen & Randall, 1977
- Papuan toby, Canthigaster papua (Bleeker, 1848)
- Canthigaster punctata Matsuura, 1992
- Spotted sharpnosed puffer, Canthigaster punctatissima (G?nther, 1870)
Valentinni's sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster valentini)
- Pygmy toby, Canthigaster pygmaea Allen & Randall, 1977
- Canthigaster rapaensis Allen & Randall, 1977
- Brown-lined puffer, Canthigaster rivulata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
- Caribbean sharpnose-puffer, Canthigaster rostrata (Bloch, 1786)
- St. Helena sharpnose pufferfish, Canthigaster sanctaehelenae (G?nther, 1870)
- Bi colored toby, Canthigaster smithae Allen & Randall, 1977
- Spotted sharpnose, Canthigaster solandri (Richardson, 1845)
- West African sharpnose-puffer, Canthigaster supramacula Moura & Castro, 2002
- Tyler's toby, Canthigaster tyleri Allen & Randall, 1977
- Valentinni's sharpnose puffer, Canthigaster valentini (Bleeker, 1853)
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- Spider-eye puffer, Canthigaster amboinensis (Bleeker, 1865)
- Bennett's sharpnose puffer, Canthigaster bennetti (Bleeker, 1854)
- Clown toado, Canthigaster callisterna (Ogilby, 1889)
- Macaronesian sharpnose-puffer, Canthigaster capistrata (Lowe, 1839)
- Compres sed toby, Canthigaster compressa (Marion de Proc?, 1822)
- Crowned puffer, Canthigaster coronata (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
- Canthigaster cyanetron Randall & Cea Ega?a, 1989
- Lantern toby, Canthigaster epilampra (Jenkins, 1903)
- Southern Atlantic sharpnose-puffer, Canthigaster figueiredoi Moura & Castro, 2002
- Canthigaster flavoreticulata Matsuura, 1986
- Canthigaster inframacula Allen & Randall, 1977
- Canthigaster investigatoris (Annandale & Jenkins, 1910)
- Hawaiian whitespotted toby, Canthigaster jactator (Jenkins, 1901)
- Goldface toby, Canthigaster jamestyleri Moura & Castro, 2002
- Honeycomb toby, Canthigaster janthinoptera (Bleeker, 1855)
- Leopard sharpnose puffer, Ca nthigaster leoparda Lubbock & Allen, 1979
- Canthigaster margaritata (R?ppell, 1829)
- Canthigaster marquesensis Allen & Randall, 1977
- Natal toby, Canthigaster natalensis (G?nther, 1870)
- Shy toby, Canthigaster ocellicincta Allen & Randall, 1977
- Papuan toby, Canthigaster papua (Bleeker, 1848)
- Canthigaster punctata Matsuura, 1992
- Spotted sharpnosed puffer, Canthigaster punctatissima (G?nther, 1870)
Valentinni's sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster valentini)
- Pygmy toby, Canthigaster pygmaea Allen & Randall, 1977
- Canthigaster rapaensis Allen & Randall, 1977
- Brown-lined puffer, Canthigaster rivulata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
- Caribbean sharpnose-puffer, Canthigaster rostrata (Bloch, 1786)
- St. Helena sharpnose pufferfish, Canthigaster sanctaehelenae (G?nther, 1870)
- Bicolored toby, Canthigaster smithae Allen & Randall, 1977
- Spotted sharpnose, Canthigaster solandri (Richardson, 1845)
- West African sharpnose-puffer, Canthigaster supramacula Moura & Castro, 2002
- Tyler's toby, Canthigaster tyleri Allen & Randall, 1977
- Valentinni's sharpnose puffer, Canthigaster valentini (Bleeker, 1853)
References
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- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). Species of Canthigaster in FishBase. May 2006 version.
Taxonomy
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The Genus Canthigaster is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 47 species and subspecies in the Genus Canthigaster: C. amboinensis (Sharpnose Pufferfish) · C. amboinensus · C. bennetti (Bennett´s Sharpnose Puffer) · C. callisterna (Sharpnosed Puffer) · C. callisternus (Sharpnosed Puffer) · C. C. · C. capistrata (Macaronesian Sharpnose-Puffer) · C. caudofasciatus (Doubleline Toby) · C. cinctus (White-Spotted Pufferfish) · C. compressa (Fingerprint Sharpnose Puffer) · C. compressus · C. constellatus · C. coronata (Crowned Pufferfish) · C. cyanetron · 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. marquesensis · C. natalensis (Natal Toby) · C. ocellicincta (Circle-Barred Pufferfish) · C. papua (False-Eyed Pufferfish) · C. punctatissima (Spotted Sharpnosed Puffer (Fb)) · C. punctatissumus · C. pygmaea (Pygmy Toby) · C. rapaensis · C. rivulata (Tail-Barred Pufferfish) · C. rivulatus (Tail-Barred Pufferfish) · C. rostrata (Caribbean Sharpnose-Puffer) · C. rostratus · C. saipanensis · C. sanctaehelenae (St. Helena Sharpnose Pufferfish) · 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) · C. velentini
References
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- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). Species of Canthigaster in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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