Canthigaster jamestyleri

Canthigaster jamestyleri
Goldface Toby – Canthigaster jamestyleri Photo Credit: G.W. Link
FamilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
TetraodontidaeCanthigaster jamestyleriMoura and Castro2002Goldface Toby

Canthigaster jamestyleri

Unique Characters: Nostrils minute, barely visible without aid of magnification. Dorsal surface posterior to eyes distinctly keeled. Caudal fin with blue spots arranged as vertical bars. Absence of dark dorsal and ventral margins on the caudal fin and the presence of a small irregular dark spot on the dorsal-fin base.

Similar Species: Sharpnose Puffer Canthigaster rostrata. Nostrils minute, barely visible without aid of magnification. Dorsal surface posterior to eyes distinctly keeled. Eyes accentuated by ventrally directed dark blue or green radiating lines.

Reference — Moura, R.L. and R. M. Castro. 2002. Revision of Atlantic sharpnose pufferfishes (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae: Canthigaster), with description of three new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 115:32-50.

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