WoRMS taxon details
Canthigaster amboinensis (Bleeker, 1864)
219935 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219935)
accepted
Species
Canthigaster polyophthalmus Pietschmann, 1938 · unaccepted
Psilonotus amboinensis Bleeker, 1864 · unaccepted
Tropidichthys oahuensis Jenkins, 1903 · unaccepted
Tropidichthys psegma Jordan & Evermann, 1903 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Psilonotus amboinensis Bleeker, 1864) Bleeker, P. (1864). Description de quelques espèces inédites de poissons de l'Archipel des Moluques. <em>Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde.</em> v. 2: 177-181.
page(s): 180 [details]
page(s): 180 [details]
Description Inhabits shallower water, often subjected to surge. Feeds mainly on algae, but also takes polychaetes, sea urchins, brittle...
Description Inhabits shallower water, often subjected to surge. Feeds mainly on algae, but also takes polychaetes, sea urchins, brittle stars, mollusks, tunicates, corals, crustaceans and sponges. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Canthigaster amboinensis (Bleeker, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219935 on 2025-06-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Psilonotus amboinensis Bleeker, 1864) Bleeker, P. (1864). Description de quelques espèces inédites de poissons de l'Archipel des Moluques. <em>Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde.</em> v. 2: 177-181.
page(s): 180 [details]
original description (of Tropidichthys oahuensis Jenkins, 1903) Jenkins, O. P. (1903). Report on collections of fishes made in the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of new species. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 22 (1902): 417-511, Pls. 1-4. [details]
original description (of Tropidichthys psegma Jordan & Evermann, 1903) Jordan, D. S.; Evermann B. W. (1903). Descriptions of a new genus and two new species of fishes from the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 22 (1902): 209-210. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 180 [details]
original description (of Tropidichthys oahuensis Jenkins, 1903) Jenkins, O. P. (1903). Report on collections of fishes made in the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of new species. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 22 (1902): 417-511, Pls. 1-4. [details]
original description (of Tropidichthys psegma Jordan & Evermann, 1903) Jordan, D. S.; Evermann B. W. (1903). Descriptions of a new genus and two new species of fishes from the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 22 (1902): 209-210. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits shallower water, often subjected to surge. Feeds mainly on algae, but also takes polychaetes, sea urchins, brittle stars, mollusks, tunicates, corals, crustaceans and sponges. [details]Publication date Year of description, 1864 in <130>. [details]
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tropidichthys oahuensis Jenkins, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Tropidichthys psegma Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Psilonotus amboinensis Bleeker, 1864)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Canthigaster amboinensis)
To FishBase (from synonym Canthigaster polyophthalmus Pietschmann, 1938)
To FishBase (from synonym Psilonotus amboinensis Bleeker, 1864)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Tropidichthys oahuensis Jenkins, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Tropidichthys psegma Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To FishBase images (Canthigaster amboinensis, Hawaii, by Randall, J.E.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 46 proteins)
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 46 proteins) (from synonym Psilonotus amboinensis Bleeker, 1864)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Canthigaster amboinensis FIN034728 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Canthigaster amboinensis FIN034729 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Tropidichthys oahuensis P04544 illustration) (from synonym Tropidichthys oahuensis Jenkins, 1903)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tropidichthys oahuensis Jenkins, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Tropidichthys psegma Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Psilonotus amboinensis Bleeker, 1864)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Canthigaster amboinensis)
To FishBase (from synonym Canthigaster polyophthalmus Pietschmann, 1938)
To FishBase (from synonym Psilonotus amboinensis Bleeker, 1864)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Tropidichthys oahuensis Jenkins, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Tropidichthys psegma Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To FishBase images (Canthigaster amboinensis, Hawaii, by Randall, J.E.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 46 proteins)
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 46 proteins) (from synonym Psilonotus amboinensis Bleeker, 1864)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Canthigaster amboinensis FIN034728 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Canthigaster amboinensis FIN034729 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Tropidichthys oahuensis P04544 illustration) (from synonym Tropidichthys oahuensis Jenkins, 1903)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
