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Canthigaster
Swainson, 1839
(fish)
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Tetraodontidae (Family) - puffers
..Amblyrhynchote (Genus)
..Arothron (Genus)
..Auriglobus (Genus)
..Carinotetraodon (Genus)
..Chelonodon (Genus)
..Chonerhinos (Genus)
..Contusus (Genus)
..Dichotomyctere (Genus)
..Ephippion (Genus)
..Feroxodon (Genus)
..Guentheridia (Genus)
..Javichthys (Genus)
..Lagocephalus (Genus)
..Leiodon (Genus)
..Marilyna (Genus)
..Omegophora (Genus)
..Pao (Genus)
..Pelagocephalus (Genus)
..Polyspina (Genus)
..Reicheltia (Genus)
..Sphoeroides (Genus)
..Takifugu (Genus)
..Tetractenos (Genus)
..Tetraodon (Genus)
..Torquigener (Genus)
..Tylerius (Genus)
..Canthigaster (Genus)
....Canthigaster amboinensis (Species)
....Canthigaster bennetti (Species)
....Canthigaster callisterna (Species)
....Canthigaster capistrata (Species)
....Canthigaster compressa (Species)
....Canthigaster coronata (Species)
....Canthigaster cyanetron (Species)
....Canthigaster epilampra (Species)
....Canthigaster figueiredoi (Species)
....Canthigaster flavoreticulata (Species)
....Canthigaster inframacula (Species)
....Canthigaster investigatoris (Species)
....Canthigaster jactator (Species)
....Canthigaster jamestyleri (Species)
....Canthigaster janthinoptera (Species)
....Canthigaster leoparda (Species)
....Canthigaster margaritata (Species)
....Canthigaster marquesensis (Species)
....Canthigaster natalensis (Species)
....Canthigaster ocellicincta (Species)
....Canthigaster papua (Species)
....Canthigaster punctata (Species)
....Canthigaster punctatissima (Species) - spotted sharpnosed puffer
....Canthigaster pygmaea (Species)
....Canthigaster rapaensis (Species)
....Canthigaster rivulata (Species)
....Canthigaster rostrata (Species) - sharpnose puffer
....Canthigaster sanctaehelenae (Species) - St. Helena sharpnose pufferfish
....Canthigaster smithae (Species)
....Canthigaster solandri (Species)
....Canthigaster supramacula (Species)
....Canthigaster tyleri (Species)
....Canthigaster valentini (Species)
Authorship
Original name
:
Swainson, 1839. N.H. Fishes etc., 2, 194.
Types
Type of
:
Canthigastrinae
(Subfamily)
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 457.
[implicit]
Variants
Different spelling
:
Canthogaster
(Genus)
Bleeker, 1866
Ref:
S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]
: [19 Dec 2008].
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
puntkopkogelvissen
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