Canthigaster papua (Bleeker, 1848)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Canthigaster papua, also known as the Papuan toby , is a demersal Marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae.
The Papuan toby is a small sized fish which grows up to 10 cm.
It is widely distributed throughout the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean and of the western Pacific Ocean.
It inhabits coral reefs with clear water in lagoons and external slope even drop-off from 6 to 50 m.
Canthigaster papua has a diurnal activity.
It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Canthigaster papua; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:14:33.362080+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Canthigaster papua (Bleeker, 1848)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1848)
- 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 papua (Bleeker, 1848)
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 |
|---|---|
| Tetraodon papua Bleeker, 1848 Bleeker, 1848 | synonym |
| Canthigaster paupa (Bleeker, 1848) (Bleeker, 1848) | synonym |
| Cathingaster papua (Bleeker, 1848) (Bleeker, 1848) | 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=275262 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:QNG6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.