Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
Tetraodontidae | Canthigaster rostrata | (Bloch) | 1786 | Sharpnose Puffer |
Canthigaster rostrata
Unique Characters: 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.
Similar Species: Goldface Toby Canthigaster jamestyleri. 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.
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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