FB-55008 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=55008 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Canthigaster Canthigaster rapaensis Allen & Randall, 1977 Plettet kuglefisk Darkspotted toby 孔斑扁背魨 孔斑扁背鲀 2000-02-04 2021-08-12 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517) Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of November 1999. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in November 1999. (Ref. 33021) Bogutskaya, N.G.0 Preliminary assignment of coordinates to type localities in the Catalog of Fishes. Unpublished dbf file. (Ref. 58018) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) Matsuura, K., S.V. Bogorodsky, A.O. Mal and T.J. Alpermann0 <i>Canthigaster aziz</i>, a new deep-dwelling toby fish (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from the Red Sea. Zootaxa 4834(1):81-95. (Ref. 123151) Heemstra, P.C., E. Heemstra, D.A. Ebert, W. Holleman and J.E. Randall (eds.)0 Coastal fishes of the Western Indian Ocean Vol. 5. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, a National Research Facility of the National Research Foundation (NRF-SAIAB), 632 p. (Ref. 127964) Petersen, P.0 Danish names and photos and other species information. Pers. Comm. (Ref. 130676) Matsuura, K.0 A new sharpnose puffer, <i>Canthigaster punctata</i> (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) from the Mascaren Submarine Ridge, Western Indian Ocean. Bull. of the National Sci. Mus. Ser. A (Zoology) 18(3):127-130. (Ref. 138128) FB-GeneralDescr-55015 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 2000-02-04 00:00:00 2025-10-22 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=55015 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Most probably inhabitng coral or rocky reefs, similar to other sharpnose puffers (Ref. 138128). Matsuura, K. 1992 A new sharpnose puffer, <i>Canthigaster punctata</i> (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) from the Mascaren Submarine Ridge, Western Indian Ocean. Bull. of the National Sci. Mus. Ser. A (Zoology) 18(3):127-130. (Ref. 138128) FB-DiagnosticDescr-55015 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-10-22 00:00:00 2025-10-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=55015 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D 10; A 10; pectoral fin 10. Colouration: dorsal half of the body light brown when preserved in alcohol with many small dark brown spots; side of the body with an elongated horse-shoe shaped brown band; pale caudal fin with several vertical lines; upper and lower caudal fin base with a dark brown spot (Ref. 138128).Description: eyes have radiating yellow lines; sides and belly are white, with 2 parallel dark lines running from pectoral-fin bases to the peduncle, joining just in front of gill opening, and narrower yellow lines between dark lines; dorsal, anal and pectoral fins are pale; caudal fin has yellow rays and vertical, wavy, dark blue lines (Ref. 127964). Matsuura, K. 1992 A new sharpnose puffer, <i>Canthigaster punctata</i> (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) from the Mascaren Submarine Ridge, Western Indian Ocean. Bull. of the National Sci. Mus. Ser. A (Zoology) 18(3):127-130. (Ref. 138128) FB-Morphology-55015 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-10-22 00:00:00 2025-10-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=55015 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analsoft rays: 10 Matsuura, K. 1992 A new sharpnose puffer, <i>Canthigaster punctata</i> (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) from the Mascaren Submarine Ridge, Western Indian Ocean. Bull. of the National Sci. Mus. Ser. A (Zoology) 18(3):127-130. (Ref. 138128) FB-Distribution-55015 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 2000-02-04 00:00:00 2025-10-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=55015 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Western Indian Ocean: Mascarene Submarine Ridge. Matsuura, K., S.V. Bogorodsky, A.O. Mal and T.J. Alpermann 2020 <i>Canthigaster aziz</i>, a new deep-dwelling toby fish (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from the Red Sea. Zootaxa 4834(1):81-95. (Ref. 123151) FB-LifeCycle-55015 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 2000-02-04 00:00:00 2025-10-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=55015&StockCode=45557 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Oviparous (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-Size-55015 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 2000-02-04 00:00:00 2025-10-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=55015 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 8.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 138128)) Matsuura, K. 1992 A new sharpnose puffer, <i>Canthigaster punctata</i> (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) from the Mascaren Submarine Ridge, Western Indian Ocean. Bull. of the National Sci. Mus. Ser. A (Zoology) 18(3):127-130. (Ref. 138128) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-55015 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 2000-02-04 00:00:00 2025-10-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=55015 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy reef-associated; marine; depth range ? - 92 m (Ref. 138128) Matsuura, K. 1992 A new sharpnose puffer, <i>Canthigaster punctata</i> (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) from the Mascaren Submarine Ridge, Western Indian Ocean. Bull. of the National Sci. Mus. Ser. A (Zoology) 18(3):127-130. (Ref. 138128)