Pufferfish  (Canthigaster margaritata)

Taxonomy of Fishes

• Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->

  • Actinistia - Lobe-finned fishes->
  • Actinopteri - Ray-finned fishes->

    • Perciformes - Perches->
    • Cypriniformes - Carps->
    • Esociformes - Pikes->
    • Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts->
    • Siluriformes - Catfishes->
    • Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes->
    • Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks->
    • Gadiformes - Cods->
    • Anguilliformes - Eels and morays->
    • Clupeiformes - Herrings->
    • Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses->
    • Gobiiformes - Gobies->
    • Mugiliformes - Mullets->
    • Carangiformes - Jacks->
    • Beloniformes - Needlefishes->
    • Labriformes - Wrasses->
    • Scombriformes - Mackerels->
    • Mulliformes - Goatfishes->
    • Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes->
    • Aulopiformes - Grinners->
    • Blenniiformes - Blennies->
    • Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps->
    • Osmeriformes - Smelts->
    • Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes->
    • Cichliformes - Cichlids->
    • Characiformes - Characins->
    • Osteoglossiformes - Bony tongues->
    • Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders->
    • Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads->
    • Gymnotiformes - South American knifefish->
    • Istiophoriformes - Barracudas->
    • Albuliformes - Bonefishes->
    • Lepidogalaxiiformes - Salamanderfishes->
    • Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes->
    • Spariformes - Breams and porgies->
    • Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes->
    • Moroniformes - Temperate basses->
    • Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes->
    • Zeiformes - Dories->
    • Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes->

      • Molidae - Molas->
      • Balistidae - Triggerfishes->
      • Tetraodontidae - Puffers->

        • Arothron - Arothron->
        • Ephippion - Ephippion->
        • Canthigaster - Sharpnose puffers->

          • Macaronesian sharpnose-puffer (Canthigaster capistrata)
          • Spotted sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster solandri)
          • Valentin’s sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster valentini)
          • Crowned puffer (Canthigaster coronata)
          • Spider-eye puffer (Canthigaster amboinensis)
          • Pacific crown toby (Canthigaster axiologus)
          • Aziz’s toby (Canthigaster aziz)
          • Bennett’s sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster bennetti)
          • Blue-lined toby (Canthigaster caeruleolineata)
          • Clown toado (Canthigaster callisterna)
          • Compressed toby (Canthigaster compressa)
          • Striped toby (Canthigaster criobe)
          • Bluebelly toby (Canthigaster cyanetron)
          • Blue-spotted toby (Canthigaster cyanospilota)
          • Lantern toby (Canthigaster epilampra)
          • Southern Atlantic sharpnose-puffer (Canthigaster figueiredoi)
          • Canthigaster flavoreticulata (Canthigaster flavoreticulata)
          • Canthigaster inframacula (Canthigaster inframacula)
          • Canthigaster investigatoris (Canthigaster investigatoris)
          • Hawaiian whitespotted toby (Canthigaster jactator)
          • Goldface toby (Canthigaster jamestyleri)
          • Honeycomb toby (Canthigaster janthinoptera)
          • Leopard sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster leoparda)
          • Pufferfish (Canthigaster margaritata)
          • Canthigaster marquesensis (Canthigaster marquesensis)
          • Natal toby (Canthigaster natalensis)
          • Shy toby (Canthigaster ocellicincta)
          • Papuan toby (Canthigaster papua)
          • Peter’s toby (Canthigaster petersii)
          • Canthigaster punctata (Canthigaster punctata)
          • Spotted sharpnosed puffer (Canthigaster punctatissima)
          • Pygmy toby (Canthigaster pygmaea)
          • Canthigaster rapaensis (Canthigaster rapaensis)
          • Brown-lined puffer (Canthigaster rivulata)
          • Caribbean sharpnose-puffer (Canthigaster rostrata)
          • St. Helena Sharpnose Pufferfish (Canthigaster sanctaehelenae)
          • Bicolored toby (Canthigaster smithae)
          • West African sharpnose-puffer (Canthigaster supramacula)
          • Tyler’s toby (Canthigaster tyleri)
        • Sphoeroides - Sphoeroides->
        • Amblyrhynchote - Amblyrhynchote->
        • Auriglobus - Auriglobus->
        • Carinotetraodon - Carinotetraodon->
        • Chelonodontops - Chelonodontops->
        • Chonerhinos - Chonerhinos->
        • Colomesus - Colomesus->
        • Contusus - Contusus->
        • Dichotomyctere - Dichotomyctere->
        • Feroxodon - Feroxodon->
        • Guentheridia - Guentheridia->
        • Javichthys - Javichthys->
        • Lagocephalus - Lagocephalus->
        • Leiodon - Leiodon->
        • Marilyna - Marilyna->
        • Omegophora - Omegophora->
        • Pao - Pao->
        • Pelagocephalus - Pelagocephalus->
        • Polyspina - Polyspina->
        • Reicheltia - Reicheltia->
        • Takifugu - Takifugu->
        • Tetractenos - Tetractenos->
        • Tetraodon - Tetraodon->
        • Torquigener - Torquigener->
        • Tylerius - Tylerius->
      • Ostraciidae - Boxfishes->
      • Monacanthidae - Filefishes (Leatherjackets)->
      • Diodontidae - Porcupinefish->
      • Aracanidae - Deepwater boxfishes->
      • Triacanthidae - Triplespines->
      • Triacanthodidae - Spikefishes->
      • Triodontidae - Three-toothed puffer->
    • Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes->
    • Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards->
    • Lampriformes - Lamprids->
    • Galaxiiformes - Southern smelts->
    • Batrachoidiformes - Toadfishes->
    • Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes->
    • Percopsiformes - Trout-perches->
    • Callionymiformes - Dragonets->
    • Atheriniformes - Silversides->
    • Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels->
    • Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers->
    • Alepocephaliformes - Slickheads and tubeshoulders->
    • Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes->
    • Argentiniformes - Marine smelts->
    • Stomiiformes - Lightfishes and dragonfishes->
    • Ateleopodiformes - Jellynose fishes->
    • Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes->
    • Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes->
    • Polymixiiformes - Beardfishes->
    • Beryciformes - Sawbellies->
    • Trachichthyiformes - Rughies->
    • Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels->
    • Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes->
    • Synbranchiformes - Swamp eels->
    • Gobiesociformes - Clingfishes->
    • Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses->
  • Cladistii - Bichirs->
  • Dipnoi - Lungfishes->
  • Chondrostei - Sturgeons and Paddlefishes->
  • Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
• Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
• Agnatha - Jawless fishes->