spider-eye puffer
Canthigaster amboinensis (Bleeker, 1864)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
(EN) Ambon Toby - (FR) Canthigaster d'Ambon Canthigaster amboinensis, Reunion Island
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Open encyclopedia reference
Canthigaster amboinensis, commonly known as the Ambon pufferfish, the Ambon toby, or the spider-eye puffer, is a species of pufferfish of the family Tetraodontidae. The species is commonly seen in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean, including Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan and the Hawaiian Islands.
The species is named after the island of Ambon in Indonesia.
Wikipedia contributors, Canthigaster amboinensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:48:11.541525+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Canthigaster amboinensis (Bleeker, 1864)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1864)
- Common name
- spider-eye puffer
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Genus
- Canthigaster
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderTetraodontiformes
- suborderTetraodontoidei
- familyTetraodontidae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusCanthigaster Swainson, 1839
- speciesCanthigaster amboinensis (Bleeker, 1864)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Canthigaster. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bennett's sharpnose pufferCanthigaster bennetti (Bleeker, 1854) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Canthigaster leoparda Lubbock & Allen, 1979 | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Canthigaster punctata Matsuura, 1992 | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Canthigaster rapaensis Allen & Randall, 1977 | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Canthigaster compressa (Marion de Procé, 1822) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| crown tobyCanthigaster coronata (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Canthigaster epilampra (Jenkins, 1903) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Canthigaster figueiredoi Moura & Castro, 2002 | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Canthigaster flavoreticulata Matsuura, 1986 | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Canthigaster inframacula Allen & Randall, 1977 | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Canthigaster investigatoris (Annandale & Jenkins, 1910) | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| goldface tobyCanthigaster jamestyleri Moura & Castro, 2002 | TetraodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Psilonotus amboinensis Bleeker, 1864 Bleeker, 1864 | synonym |
| Tropidichthys psegma Jordan & Evermann, 1903 Jordan & Evermann, 1903 | synonym |
| Canthigaster polyophthalmus Pietschmann, 1938 Pietschmann, 1938 | synonym |
| Tropidichthys oahuensis Jenkins, 1903 Jenkins, 1903 | synonym |
| Tetrodon amboinensis (Bleeker, 1864) (Bleeker, 1864) | synonym |
| Tetraodon amboinensis (Bleeker, 1864) (Bleeker, 1864) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219935 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5WXGJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.