Canthigaster
Encyclopedia
Canthigaster is a genus
in the pufferfish
family
(Tetraodontidae).
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the pufferfish
Pufferfish
Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the Tetraodontiformes order. The family includes many familiar species which are variously called pufferfish, balloonfish, blowfish, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
(Tetraodontidae).
Species
- Spider-eye puffer, Canthigaster amboinensis (BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1865) - Bennett's sharpnose puffer, Canthigaster bennettiCanthigaster bennettiCanthigaster bennetti is a Pufferfish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 10cm in length....
(BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1854) - Clown toadoClown toadoThe clown toado, Canthigaster callisterna, a pufferfish of the genus Canthigaster, is found in the southwest Pacific Ocean including Australia, the northeast coast of New Zealand, and New Caledonia...
, Canthigaster callisterna (OgilbyWilliam OgilbyWilliam Ogilby was an Irish barrister and naturalist.Ogilby was honorary secretary of the Zoological Society of London from 1839 to 1846....
, 1889) - Macaronesian sharpnose-puffer, Canthigaster capistrata (Lowe, 1839)
- Compressed toby, Canthigaster compressa (Marion de Procé, 1822)
- Crowned puffer, Canthigaster coronataCanthigaster coronataCanthigaster coronata is a Pufferfish from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 14cm in length....
(VaillantLéon VaillantLéon Louis Vaillant was a French zoologist. He is most famous for his work in the areas of herpetology, malacology, and ichthyology...
& Sauvage, 1875) - Canthigaster cyanetron Randall & Cea Egaña, 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 jactatorCanthigaster jactatorCanthigaster jactator is a member of the pufferfish family that is endemic to the Hawaiian islands. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a length of ....
(Jenkins, 1901) - Goldface toby, Canthigaster jamestyleri Moura & Castro, 2002
- Honeycomb toby, Canthigaster janthinoptera (BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1855) - Leopard sharpnose puffer, Canthigaster leoparda Lubbock & Allen, 1979
- Canthigaster margaritata (RüppellEduard RüppellWilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell was a German naturalist and explorer. Rüppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet....
, 1829) - Canthigaster marquesensis Allen & Randall, 1977
- Natal toby, Canthigaster natalensis (Günther, 1870)
- Shy toby, Canthigaster ocellicincta Allen & Randall, 1977
- Papuan toby, Canthigaster papuaCanthigaster papuaCanthigaster papua is a species of pufferfish from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to 10 centimeters in length....
(BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1848) - Canthigaster punctata Matsuura, 1992
- Spotted sharpnosed puffer, Canthigaster punctatissima (Günther, 1870)
- Pygmy toby, Canthigaster pygmaea Allen & Randall, 1977
- Canthigaster rapaensisCanthigaster rapaensisCanthigaster rapaensis is a species of fish in the Tetraodontidae family. It is endemic to French Polynesia.-References:* Roberts, C. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
Allen & Randall, 1977 - Brown-lined puffer, Canthigaster rivulata (TemminckCoenraad Jacob TemminckCoenraad Jacob Temminck was a Dutch aristocrat and zoologist.Temminck was the first director of the National Natural History Museum at Leiden from 1820 until his death. His Manuel d'ornithologie, ou Tableau systematique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe was the standard work on European birds...
& SchlegelHermann SchlegelHermann Schlegel was a German ornithologist and herpetologist.-Early life and education:Schlegel was born at Altenburg, the son of a brassfounder. His father collected butterflies, which stimulated Schlegel's interest in natural history...
, 1850) - Caribbean sharpnose-puffer, Canthigaster rostrataCanthigaster rostrataCanthigaster rostrata, commonly known as the Caribbean Sharp-Nose Puffer, is a pufferfish from the Western Central Atlantic. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 12cm in length....
(BlochMarcus Elieser BlochMarcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
, 1786) - St. Helena sharpnose pufferfish, Canthigaster sanctaehelenae (Günther, 1870)
- Bicolored toby, Canthigaster smithae Allen & Randall, 1977
- Spotted sharpnose, Canthigaster solandri (RichardsonJohn Richardson (naturalist)Sir John Richardson was a Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer.Richardson was born at Dumfries. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University, and became a surgeon in the navy in 1807. He traveled with John Franklin in search of the Northwest Passage on the Coppermine Expedition of...
, 1845) - West African sharpnose-puffer, Canthigaster supramacula Moura & Castro, 2002
- Tyler's toby, Canthigaster tyleri Allen & Randall, 1977
- Valentinni's sharpnose pufferValentinni's sharpnose pufferValentinni's sharpnose puffer, Canthigaster valentini, is a pufferfish of the genus Canthigaster, and can be found in reefs throughout the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean. It reaches a maximum length of 11 cm. It is also referred to as a black saddled toby.It has four distinct black stripes on its...
, Canthigaster valentini (BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1853)