Species Canthigaster axiologus Whitley, 1931
Banded Sharpnose Pufferfish, Barred Toadfish, Crowned Puffer, Crowned Toby, Four-barred Toby, Pacific Crown Toby, Sharpnosed Pufferfish, Striped Toby, Three-barred Puffer, Three-barred Toby
- Canthigaster axiologus Whitley, G.P. 1931. New names for Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 6(4): 310-334 1 fig. pls 25-27 [333] [based on Canthigaster cinctus McCulloch, A.R. 1922. Notes and illustrations of Queensland fishes, No. 3. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 7(4): 241–245 [245]; illustration of C. axiologus holotype is that of C. cinctus figured on pl. 14 (fig. 1); the derivation appears to be from the Greek axios = of like value + logos = word and is a noun in apposition].
Type data:
Holotype QM I.3549, near the Capricorn Group, QLD.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Canthigaster coronata (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875). —
Allen, G.R. & Randall, J.E. 1977. Review of the sharpnose pufferfishes (subfamily Canthigasterinae) of the Indo-Pacific. Records of the Australian Museum 30(17): 475-517 figs 1-15 [486] (misidentification, in part; species recently split into three geographically separated species) - Canthigaster cinctrus Jordan & Evermann, 1905 [misidentification, species is a synonym of Canthigaster coronata]. —
McCulloch, A.R. 1922. Notes and illustrations of Queensland fishes, No. 3. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 7(4): 241-245 pl. 14 [245]
Introduction
The species has long been known in Australia as Canthigaster coronata. Randall et al. (2008) split the species into three species; C. coronata from the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Island; C. cyanospilota from the Indian Ocean and C. axiologus.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Ningaloo Reef (22°S), to Monte Bello Islands (20°25'S), WA and One Tree Island, QLD (23°30'S) to Montague Island, NSW (36°16'S), possibly north to Cairns (16°42'S) on the east coast; tropical, east-Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Distribution References
- Hutchins, B. 2004. Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 66: 343–398 [398] (as Canthigaster coronata)
- Hutchins, J.B. 1994. A survey of the nearshore reef fish fauna of Western Australia's west and south coasts — The Leeuwin Province. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 46: 1-66 figs 1-6 [59] (as Canthigaster coronata)
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [336]
- Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2 [154] (as Canthigaster coronata)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [248] (as Canthigaster coronata)
Allen, G.R. & Randall, J.E. 1977. Review of the sharpnose pufferfishes (subfamily Canthigasterinae) of the Indo-Pacific. Records of the Australian Museum 30(17): 475-517 figs 1-15 [486] (in part; species recently split into three geographically separated species)
Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J. & Allen, G.R. 2006. Family Tetraodontidae. pp. 1912-1929 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1917] (as Canthigaster coronata)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [417] (as Canthigaster coronata)
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [420] (as Canthigaster coronata)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [433] (as Canthigaster cinctus)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [476] (as Canthigaster coronata)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [476] (as Canthigaster coronata)
Randall, J.E., Williams, J.T. & Rocha, L.A. 2008. The Indo-Pacific tetraodontid fish Canthigaster coronata, a complex of three species. Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin 9: 3-13 [6] (as Canthigaster axiologa)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [59] (2435)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1985. Fishes of Western Australia. Book 9. pp. 2207-2534 526 pls in Burgess, W.E. & Axelrod, H.R. (eds). Pacific Marine Fishes. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications. [2500] (Sharpnosed Pufferfish)
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [1091] (Pacific Crown Toby)
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [156] (Three-barred Puffer)
Coleman, N. 1981. Australian Sea Fishes North of 30°S. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 297 pp. [289] (as Canthigaster coronata) (Banded Sharpnose Pufferfish)
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [485] (as Canthigaster coronata) (Four-barred Toby)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [417] (as Canthigaster coronata) (Crowned Puffer)
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [499] (as Canthigaster coronata) (Striped Toby)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [476] (as Canthigaster coronata) (Three-barred Toby)
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [316] (as Canthigaster coronata) (Barred Toadfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Standard name for Canthigaster coronata) (Crowned Toby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |