Canthigaster rostrata

FamilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
TetraodontidaeCanthigaster rostrata(Bloch)1786Sharpnose 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.

Canthigaster jamestyleri
Goldface Toby – Canthigaster jamestyleri Photo Credit: G.W. Link

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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