Canthigaster

Sharpnose puffer
Clown toado, Canthigaster callisterna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Tetraodontidae
Genus:	Canthigaster Swainson, 1839
Species
See text.

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]}

• Canthigaster amboinensis (Bleeker, 1865) (Spider-eye puffer)

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

1. 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
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Canthigaster". FishBase . October 2012 version.
3. 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.
4. 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