Canthigaster is a genus in the pufferfish family (Tetraodontidae). Species of this genus are commonly referred to as tobies (a generally accepted name that originated in Australia) or sharpnose puffers.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
Etymology From Ancient Greek κανθός (canthós), meaning "corner of the eye", and γαστήρ (gastḗr), meaning "belly"
Species Canthigaster is the most speciose genus in Tetraodontidae. It includes the following species: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. +ImageSpeciesCommon nameCanthigaster amboinensis (Bleeker, 1865)Spider-eye pufferCanthigaster axiologus Whitley, 1931Pacific crown tobyCanthigaster aziz Matsuura, Bogorodsky, Mal & Alpermann 2020Aziz's tobyMatsuura, 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.4834.1.5Canthigaster bennetti (Bleeker, 1854)Bennett's sharpnose pufferCanthigaster caeruleolineata Fricke, Wickel, Pinault, Nicet & Delrieu-Trottin, 2022Blue-lined tobyCanthigaster callisterna (J. D. Ogilby, 1889)Clown toadoCanthigaster capistrata (R. T. Lowe, 1839)Macaronesian sharpnose-pufferCanthigaster compressa (Marion de Procé, 1822)Compressed tobyCanthigaster coronata (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)Crowned pufferCanthigaster criobe J. T. Williams, Delrieu-Trottin & Planes, 2012Striped tobyCanthigaster cyanetron J. E. Randall & Cea Egaña, 1989Canthigaster cyanospilota J. E. Randall, J. T. Williams & L. A. Rocha, 2008Canthigaster epilampra (O. P. Jenkins, 1903)Lantern tobyCanthigaster figueiredoi R. L. Moura & R. M. C. Castro, 2002Southern Atlantic sharpnose-pufferCanthigaster flavoreticulata Matsuura, 1986Canthigaster inframacula G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1977Canthigaster investigatoris (Annandale & J. T. Jenkins, 1910)Canthigaster jactator (O. P. Jenkins, 1901)Hawaiian whitespotted tobyCanthigaster jamestyleri R. L. Moura & R. M. C. Castro, 2002Goldface tobyCanthigaster janthinoptera (Bleeker, 1855)Honeycomb tobyCanthigaster leoparda Lubbock & G. R. Allen, 1979Leopard sharpnose pufferCanthigaster margaritata (Rüppell, 1829)Pearl tobyCanthigaster marquesensis G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1977Canthigaster natalensis (Günther, 1870)Natal tobyCanthigaster ocellicincta G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1977Shy tobyCanthigaster papua (Bleeker, 1848)Papuan tobyCanthigaster petersii (Bianconi, 1854)Peter's tobyCanthigaster punctata Matsuura, 1992Canthigaster punctatissima (Günther, 1870)Spotted sharpnosed pufferCanthigaster pygmaea G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1977Pygmy tobyCanthigaster rapaensis G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1977Canthigaster rivulata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)Brown-lined pufferCanthigaster rostrata (Bloch, 1786)Caribbean sharpnose-pufferCanthigaster sanctaehelenae (Günther, 1870)St. Helena sharpnose pufferfishCanthigaster smithae G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1977Bicolored tobyCanthigaster solandri (Richardson, 1845)Spotted sharpnoseCanthigaster supramacula R. L. Moura & R. M. C. Castro, 2002West African sharpnose-pufferCanthigaster tyleri G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1977Tyler's tobyCanthigaster valentini (Bleeker, 1853)Valentinni's sharpnose puffer
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