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Genus of fishes
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]
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
Archived 2016-03-03 at the
Wayback Machine
^ 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.
^ 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