WoRMS taxon details
Canthigaster bennetti (Bleeker, 1854)
219938 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219938)
accepted
Species
Canthigaster benetti (Bleeker, 1854) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Cathingaster benneti (Bleeker, 1854) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tetrodon ocellatus Bennett, 1830 · unaccepted
Tropidichthys bennetti Bleeker, 1854 · unaccepted
Tropidichthys oxylophius Smith, 1931 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tropidichthys bennetti Bleeker, 1854) Bleeker, P. (1854). Vijfde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 6 (no. 3): 455-508. [details]
Description Inhabits inner reef flats and sheltered lagoons. Rarely seen to a depth of 10 m on seaward reefs. Feeds mainly on...
Description Inhabits inner reef flats and sheltered lagoons. Rarely seen to a depth of 10 m on seaward reefs. Feeds mainly on filamentous green algae and to a lesser extent on fleshy and coralline red algae and on benthic invertebrates. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Canthigaster bennetti (Bleeker, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219938 on 2025-03-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Tropidichthys bennetti Bleeker, 1854) Bleeker, P. (1854). Vijfde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 6 (no. 3): 455-508. [details]
original description (of Tetrodon ocellatus Bennett, 1830) Bennett, J. W. (1828-30). A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon. <em>London. First Edition.</em> i--viii + 30 unnumbered pp., Pls. 1-30. [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]
original description (of Tetrodon ocellatus Bennett, 1830) Bennett, J. W. (1828-30). A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon. <em>London. First Edition.</em> i--viii + 30 unnumbered pp., Pls. 1-30. [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
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors






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Description Inhabits inner reef flats and sheltered lagoons. Rarely seen to a depth of 10 m on seaward reefs. Feeds mainly on filamentous green algae and to a lesser extent on fleshy and coralline red algae and on benthic invertebrates. [details]Publication date Year of description 1860 in <130> [details]
To Barcode of Life (19 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Canthigaster constellatus Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Tropidichthys bennetti Bleeker, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon ocellatus Bennett, 1830)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Canthigaster bennetti)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Canthigaster constellatus Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911)
To FishBase (from synonym Tropidichthys bennetti Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Tropidichthys oxylophius Smith, 1931)
To FishBase (from synonym Canthigaster benetti (Bleeker, 1854))
To FishBase (from synonym Cathingaster benneti (Bleeker, 1854))
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon ocellatus Bennett, 1830)
To FishBase images (Canthigaster bennetti, Philippines, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Tropidichthys bennetti Bleeker, 1854)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Canthigaster bennetti FIN034732 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Canthigaster bennetti FIN034734 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Canthigaster constellatus P02288 illustration) (from synonym Canthigaster constellatus Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Canthigaster constellatus Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Tropidichthys bennetti Bleeker, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon ocellatus Bennett, 1830)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Canthigaster bennetti)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Canthigaster constellatus Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911)
To FishBase (from synonym Tropidichthys bennetti Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Tropidichthys oxylophius Smith, 1931)
To FishBase (from synonym Canthigaster benetti (Bleeker, 1854))
To FishBase (from synonym Cathingaster benneti (Bleeker, 1854))
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon ocellatus Bennett, 1830)
To FishBase images (Canthigaster bennetti, Philippines, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Tropidichthys bennetti Bleeker, 1854)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Canthigaster bennetti FIN034732 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Canthigaster bennetti FIN034734 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Canthigaster constellatus P02288 illustration) (from synonym Canthigaster constellatus Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed