Species details : Canthigaster bennetti (Bleeker, 1854)

Accepted scientific name:
Canthigaster bennetti (Bleeker, 1854) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Canthigaster bennetti  (Bleeker, 1854)
Synonyms:
Canthigaster benetti (Bleeker, 1854) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Canthigaster benetti (Bleeker, 1854)
Canthigaster constellatus Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Canthigaster constellatus Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911
Cathingaster benneti (Bleeker, 1854) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Cathingaster benneti (Bleeker, 1854)
Tetrodon ocellatus Bennett, 1830 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Tetrodon ocellatus Bennett, 1830
Tropidichthys bennetti Bleeker, 1854 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Tropidichthys bennetti Bleeker, 1854
Tropidichthys oxylophius Smith, 1931 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Tropidichthys oxylophius Smith, 1931
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Mooi tobie - Afrikaans South Africa Click here to show the literature
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Buriring - Cebuano Philippines(Cebu) Click here to show the literature
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Butete - Cebuano Philippines(Cagayan de Oro) Click here to show the literature
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Bennett's sharpnose puffer - English Guam Click here to show the literature
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Bennett's toby - English Micronesia Click here to show the literature
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Brownback toby - English Christmas I. Click here to show the literature
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Exquisite toby - English Papua New Guinea Click here to show the literature
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Exquisite toby - English South Africa Click here to show the literature
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Ripsipallokala - Finnish Finland Click here to show the literature
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Bourse de sable - French Maldives Click here to show the literature
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Poisson ballon - French New Caledonia Click here to show the literature
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Butiti - Ilokano Philippines(Aparri, Cagayan) Click here to show the literature
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Kazarikinchakufugu - Japanese Japan Click here to show the literature
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Butiti - Kagayanen Philippines(Palawan) Click here to show the literature
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Phowot - Kumak New Caledonia Click here to show the literature
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Chundu - Malayalam India(Laccadives Island) Click here to show the literature
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ചുണ്ടു  - Malayalam India
ചൂണ്ട് - Malayalam India
Thundigu-koli - Maldivian India(Laccadives Island) Click here to show the literature
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点线扁背鲀 Dian xian bian bei tun Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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笨氏尖鼻魨 - Mandarin Chinese Taiwan Click here to show the literature
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笨氏尖鼻鲀 Ben shi jian bi tun Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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點線扁背魨 Dian sian bian bei tun ,ben shih jian bi tun Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Sue-'afa - Samoan Samoa Click here to show the literature
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Butete - Tagalog Philippines(Metro Manila; Calauag, Quezon) Click here to show the literature
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Huehue - Tahitian Tahiti Click here to show the literature
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Butete - Waray (Philippines) Philippines(Catbalogan, Samar) Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Kingdom Animalia CoL
Phylum Chordata CoL
Class Actinopterygii FishBase
Order Tetraodontiformes FishBase
Family Tetraodontidae FishBase
Genus Canthigaster FishBase
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa south to Port Alfred, South Africa (Ref. 4919) and east to Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Taiwan, south to New South Wales. Reported from Tanabe Bay, Japan (Ref. 559) and Southeast Atlantic.
Lifezones: Marine
Additional data: -
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Matsuura, K., 19-May-2014
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2015   99%
Bibliographic citation: Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858.
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=6541
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:27c6187c-c365-11e4-869f-239583ce8323:col20150401