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Tetraodontidae Tetraodontidae is a family of marine and freshwater fish in the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species variously called pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, blowers, blowies, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, ...

). A fish from this genus is sometimes referred to as a "toby" (a generally accepted name that originated in Australia) or a "sharpnose puffer".

Species

There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus: * '' Canthigaster amboinensis'' ( Bleeker, 1865) (Spider-eye puffer) * '' Canthigaster axiologus'' Whitley, 1931 (Pacific crown toby) *'' Canthigaster aziz'' Matsuura, Bogorodsky, Mal & Alpermann 2020 (Aziz's toby)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 * '' 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)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.'' * '' 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) * '' 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) * '' 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) * ''

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, 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

Tetraodontidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by William Swainson {{Tetraodontiformes-stub