Species Canthigaster compressa (Procé, 1822)
Compressed Toby, Fine-spotted Puffer
- Tetrodon compressus Procé, M. de. 1822. Sur plusieurs espèces nouvelles de poissons et de crustacés observées dans un voyage de France à Manille. Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris 1822: 129-134 [not seen] [130].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Manila Bay, Philippines.
Generic Combinations
- Canthigaster compressa (Procé, 1822). —
Evermann, B.W. and Seale, A. 1906. Fishes collected in the Philippine Islands by Maj. Edgar A. Mearns, Surgeon, U.S. Army. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 31(1491): 505-512 [510]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
East of Cape York (11°37'S) to Lizard Island, QLD, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island; tropical, west-central Pacific (northern New Zealand).
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, rock reef.
General References
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
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [246] (Compressed Toby)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [276] (Fine-spotted Puffer)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Compressed Toby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |