Spotted sharpnose
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit sheltered rocky reefs . Also live in intertidal reef flats, lagoon and seaward reefs. They occur over open barren areas, also among corals and under ledges . Benthopelagic . Often found in pairs, sometimes in small groups. Adults feed mainly on filamentous red and green algae and coralline red algae but also on corals, tunicates, mollusks, echinoderms, polychaetes, crustaceans and bryozoans. Common . Monogamous .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. Ocellus at base of dorsal fin; dark lines radiating from eye; caudal fin brown with pale spots, outer rows may form wavy lines .: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Spotted sharpnose is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Spotted sharpnose is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous . Displays facultative monogamy where males are constrained to mate with a single female due to resource limitation .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory ; depth range 10 - 36 m . Tropical; 30°N - 24°S Central Pacific, including Hawaiian Islands.
🌿 Ecology
filamentous red and green algae and coralline red algae but also on corals, tunicates, mollusks, ech
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Spotted sharpnose is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Per 100g cooked - Source: USDA FoodData Central
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Protein | 18.1 g |
| Omega-3 (total) | 127 mg |
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Spotted sharpnose has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | false-eye toby · Jewel Pufferfish · Netted Puffer · Netted Pufferfish · Sharpbacked Puffer · Solander's Toby · spotted sharpnose · Spotted Sharpnose Puffer · Spotted Toby · Spotted Toby, Spotted sharpnose |
| 🏳️Catalan | Peix bola nan de ventre groc |
| 🌍CES | hranobřich Solandrův |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Solanders kuglefisk |
| 🇩🇪German | Augenfleck-Spitzkopfkugelfisch |
| 🇫🇷French | Canthigaster De Solander · Canthigaster moucheté · Canthigaster tacheté du Pacifique · Poisson ballon |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Pesce palla di Solander |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | アラレキンチャクフグ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Baiacu-anão-do-Kiribati |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Tamborín de Solander |
| 🌍TAH | huehue |
| 🌍TGL | Butete |
| 🌍THA | ปลาปักเป้าเล็กจุดขาว |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 尖嘴規 · 眼斑扁背魨 · 索氏尖鼻魨 · 細斑扁背魨 · 規仔 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canthigaster australis | Stead | 1907 | Synonym |
| Canthigaster glaucospilotus | Fowler | 1944 | Synonym |
| Canthigaster saipanensis | Fowler | 1945 | Synonym |
| Cathigaster solandri | Richardson | 1845 | Synonym |
| Tetrodon solandri | Richardson | 1845 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 15 records indexed .
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