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Canthigaster tyleri Allen & Randall, 1977

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Canthigaster tyleri Allen & Randall, 1977
Name authority
Allen & Randall, 1977
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderTetraodontiformes
  11. suborderTetraodontoidei
  12. familyTetraodontidae Bonaparte, 1831
  13. genusCanthigaster Swainson, 1839
  14. speciesCanthigaster tyleri Allen & Randall, 1977

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Canthigaster. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Bennett's sharpnose pufferCanthigaster bennetti (Bleeker, 1854)TetraodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Canthigaster leoparda Lubbock & Allen, 1979TetraodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Canthigaster punctata Matsuura, 1992TetraodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Canthigaster rapaensis Allen & Randall, 1977TetraodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Canthigaster compressa (Marion de Procé, 1822)TetraodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
crown tobyCanthigaster coronata (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)TetraodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Canthigaster epilampra (Jenkins, 1903)TetraodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Canthigaster figueiredoi Moura & Castro, 2002TetraodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Canthigaster flavoreticulata Matsuura, 1986TetraodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Canthigaster inframacula Allen & Randall, 1977TetraodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Canthigaster investigatoris (Annandale & Jenkins, 1910)TetraodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
goldface tobyCanthigaster jamestyleri Moura & Castro, 2002TetraodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Cathigaster tyleri Allen & Randall, 1977 Allen & Randall, 1977synonym

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.

  1. Allen, G. R., & Randall, J. E. (1974). Five new species and a new genus of damselfishes (family Pomacentridae) from the South Pacific Ocean. Tropical Fish Hobbyist, 22 (9): 36–46, 48–49. 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:QNGV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.