# Canthigaster

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{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic Taxobox
| name = Sharpnose puffer
| image = Canthigaster callisterna (Clown toado).jpg
| image_caption = [Clown toado](/source/Clown_toado), ''Canthigaster callisterna''
| taxon = Canthigaster
| authority = [Swainson](/source/William_Swainson), 1839
| subdivision_ranks = [Species](/source/Species)
| subdivision = See text.
}}

'''''Canthigaster''''' (from [Ancient Greek](/source/Ancient_Greek) κανθός (''canthós''), meaning "corner of the eye", and γαστήρ (''gastḗr''), meaning "belly"<ref>{{cite web | title=Canthigaster axiologus summary page | url=https://www.fishbase.se/summary/canthigaster-axiologus }}</ref>) is a [genus](/source/genus) in the [pufferfish](/source/pufferfish) [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) ([Tetraodontidae](/source/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".<ref>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 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231055/http://www.fishchannel.com/media/saltwater-aquariums/species-info/puffer/call-them-tobies.aspx.pdf |date=2016-03-03 }}</ref>

==Species==
There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus:<ref>{{FishBase genus | genus = Canthigaster| month = October | year = 2012}}</ref><ref name=Williams2012/>
* ''[Canthigaster amboinensis](/source/Canthigaster_amboinensis)'' <small>([Bleeker](/source/Pieter_Bleeker), 1865)</small> (Spider-eye puffer)
[[Image:Canthigaster amboinensis Réunion.jpg|thumb|[Spider-eye puffer](/source/Canthigaster_amboinensis) (''Canthigaster amboinensis'')]]
* ''[Canthigaster axiologus](/source/Canthigaster_axiologus)'' <small>[Whitley](/source/Gilbert_Percy_Whitley), 1931</small> (Pacific crown toby)
*''[Canthigaster aziz](/source/Canthigaster_aziz)'' <small>[Matsuura](/source/Keiichi_Matsuura), [Bogorodsky](/source/Sergey_V._Bogorodsky), [Mal](/source/Ahmad_O._Mal) & [Alpermann](/source/Tilman_J._Alpermann) 2020</small> (Aziz's toby)<ref>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</ref>
* ''[Canthigaster bennetti](/source/Canthigaster_bennetti)'' <small>([Bleeker](/source/Pieter_Bleeker), 1854)</small> (Bennett's sharpnose puffer)
* ''[Canthigaster callisterna](/source/Canthigaster_callisterna)'' <small>([J. D. Ogilby](/source/James_Douglas_Ogilby), 1889)</small> (Clown toado)
* ''[Canthigaster capistrata](/source/Canthigaster_capistrata)'' <small>([R. T. Lowe](/source/Richard_Thomas_Lowe), 1839)</small> (Macaronesian sharpnose-puffer)
* ''[Canthigaster compressa](/source/Canthigaster_compressa)'' <small>([Marion de Procé](/source/Pierre-Martin_Marion_de_Proc%C3%A9), 1822)</small> (Compressed toby)
* ''[Canthigaster coronata](/source/Canthigaster_coronata)'' <small>([Vaillant](/source/Leon_Louis_Vaillant) & [Sauvage](/source/Henri_%C3%89mile_Sauvage), 1875)</small> (Crowned puffer)
* ''[Canthigaster criobe](/source/Canthigaster_criobe)'' <small>[J. T. Williams](/source/Jeffrey_T._Williams), [Delrieu-Trottin](/source/Erwan_Delrieu-Trottin) & [Planes](/source/Serge_Planes), 2012</small> (Striped toby)<ref name=Williams2012>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.''</ref>
* ''[Canthigaster cyanetron](/source/Canthigaster_cyanetron)'' <small>[J. E. Randall](/source/John_Ernest_Randall) & [Cea Egaña](/source/Alfredo_Cea_Ega%C3%B1a), 1989</small>
* ''[Canthigaster cyanospilota](/source/Canthigaster_cyanospilota)'' <small>[J. E. Randall](/source/John_Ernest_Randall), [J. T. Williams](/source/Jeffrey_T._Williams) & [L. A. Rocha](/source/Luiz_Alvez_Rocha), 2008</small>
* ''[Canthigaster epilampra](/source/Canthigaster_epilampra)'' <small>([O. P. Jenkins](/source/Oliver_Peebles_Jenkins), 1903)</small> (Lantern toby)
* ''[Canthigaster figueiredoi](/source/Canthigaster_figueiredoi)'' <small>[R. L. Moura](/source/Rodrigo_Le%C3%A3o_de_Moura) & [R. M. C. Castro](/source/Ricardo_Macedo_Corr%C3%AAa_e_Castro), 2002</small> (Southern Atlantic sharpnose-puffer)
* ''[Canthigaster flavoreticulata](/source/Canthigaster_flavoreticulata)'' <small>[Matsuura](/source/Keiichi_Matsuura), 1986</small>
* ''[Canthigaster inframacula](/source/Canthigaster_inframacula)'' <small>[G. R. Allen](/source/Gerald_R._Allen) & [J. E. Randall](/source/John_Ernest_Randall), 1977</small>
* ''[Canthigaster investigatoris](/source/Canthigaster_investigatoris)'' <small>([Annandale](/source/Nelson_Annandale) & [J. T. Jenkins](/source/James_Travis_Jenkins), 1910)</small>[[Image:Valentinni's Sharpnose Puffer.jpg|thumb|right|[Valentinni's sharpnose puffer](/source/Valentinni's_sharpnose_puffer) ''(Canthigaster valentini)'']]
* ''[Canthigaster jactator](/source/Canthigaster_jactator)'' <small>([O. P. Jenkins](/source/Oliver_Peebles_Jenkins), 1901)</small> (Hawaiian whitespotted toby)
* ''[Canthigaster jamestyleri](/source/Canthigaster_jamestyleri)'' <small>[R. L. Moura](/source/Rodrigo_Le%C3%A3o_de_Moura) & [R. M. C. Castro](/source/Ricardo_Macedo_Corr%C3%AAa_e_Castro), 2002</small> (Goldface toby)
* ''[Canthigaster janthinoptera](/source/Canthigaster_janthinoptera)'' <small>([Bleeker](/source/Pieter_Bleeker), 1855)</small> (Honeycomb toby)
* ''[Canthigaster leoparda](/source/Canthigaster_leoparda)'' <small>[Lubbock](/source/Hugh_Roger_Lubbock) & [G. R. Allen](/source/Gerald_R._Allen), 1979</small> (Leopard sharpnose puffer)
* ''[Canthigaster margaritata](/source/Canthigaster_margaritata)'' <small>([Rüppell](/source/Eduard_R%C3%BCppell), 1829)</small> (Pearl toby)
* ''[Canthigaster marquesensis](/source/Canthigaster_marquesensis)'' <small>[G. R. Allen](/source/Gerald_R._Allen) & [J. E. Randall](/source/John_Ernest_Randall), 1977</small>
* ''[Canthigaster natalensis](/source/Canthigaster_natalensis)'' <small>([Günther](/source/Albert_G%C3%BCnther), 1870)</small> (Natal toby)
[[Image:Canthigaster natalensis - 2.JPG|thumb|[Natal toby](/source/Canthigaster_natalensis) (''Canthigaster natalensis'')]]
* ''[Canthigaster ocellicincta](/source/Canthigaster_ocellicincta)'' <small>[G. R. Allen](/source/Gerald_R._Allen) & [J. E. Randall](/source/John_Ernest_Randall), 1977</small> (Shy toby)
* ''[Canthigaster papua](/source/Canthigaster_papua)'' <small>([Bleeker](/source/Pieter_Bleeker), 1848)</small> (Papuan toby)
* ''[Canthigaster punctata](/source/Canthigaster_punctata)'' <small>[Matsuura](/source/Keiichi_Matsuura), 1992</small>
* ''[Canthigaster punctatissima](/source/Canthigaster_punctatissima)'' <small>([Günther](/source/Albert_G%C3%BCnther), 1870)</small> (Spotted sharpnosed puffer)
* ''[Canthigaster pygmaea](/source/Canthigaster_pygmaea)'' <small>[G. R. Allen](/source/Gerald_R._Allen) & [J. E. Randall](/source/John_Ernest_Randall), 1977</small> (Pygmy toby)
* ''[Canthigaster rapaensis](/source/Canthigaster_rapaensis)'' <small>[G. R. Allen](/source/Gerald_R._Allen) & [J. E. Randall](/source/John_Ernest_Randall), 1977</small>
* ''[Canthigaster rivulata](/source/Canthigaster_rivulata)'' <small>([Temminck](/source/Coenraad_Jacob_Temminck) & [Schlegel](/source/Hermann_Schlegel), 1850)</small> (Brown-lined puffer)
* ''[Canthigaster rostrata](/source/Canthigaster_rostrata)'' <small>([Bloch](/source/Marcus_Elieser_Bloch), 1786)</small> (Caribbean sharpnose-puffer)
* ''[Canthigaster sanctaehelenae](/source/Canthigaster_sanctaehelenae)'' <small>([Günther](/source/Albert_G%C3%BCnther), 1870)</small> (St. Helena sharpnose pufferfish)
* ''[Canthigaster smithae](/source/Canthigaster_smithae)'' <small>[G. R. Allen](/source/Gerald_R._Allen) & [J. E. Randall](/source/John_Ernest_Randall), 1977</small> (Bicolored toby)
* ''[Canthigaster solandri](/source/Canthigaster_solandri)'' <small>([Richardson](/source/John_Richardson_(naturalist)), 1845)</small> (Spotted sharpnose)
* ''[Canthigaster supramacula](/source/Canthigaster_supramacula)'' <small>[R. L. Moura](/source/Rodrigo_Le%C3%A3o_de_Moura) & [R. M. C. Castro](/source/Ricardo_Macedo_Corr%C3%AAa_e_Castro), 2002</small> (West African sharpnose-puffer)
* ''[Canthigaster tyleri](/source/Canthigaster_tyleri)'' <small>[G. R. Allen](/source/Gerald_R._Allen) & [J. E. Randall](/source/John_Ernest_Randall), 1977</small> (Tyler's toby)
* ''[Canthigaster valentini](/source/Canthigaster_valentini)'' <small>([Bleeker](/source/Pieter_Bleeker), 1853)</small> (Valentinni's sharpnose puffer)

==References==
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