leoparda, Canthigaster Lubbock [R.] & Allen [G. R.] 1979:88, Figs. 1-2 [Revue française d'Aquariologie HerpĂ©tologie v. 6 (no. 3); ref. 8809] Caves on vertical drop-off, 1/2 kilometer north of Caubyan Daku Island, Camotes Sea, Philippines, depth 35-40 meters. Holotype: BMNH 1979.1.9.41. Paratypes: BMNH 1979.1.9.42 (1): WAM P.25239-010 (1), P.26116-003 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:45 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:53 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Canthigaster leoparda Lubbock & Allen 1979 -- (Allen 1997:246 [ref. 23977], Myers 1999:290 [ref. 23965], Moura & Castro 2002:45 [ref. 25970], Randall et al. 2002:163 [ref. 26192], Allen & Adrim 2003:65 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:651 [ref. 27495], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1094 [ref. 31980], Matsuura et al. 2020:86 [ref. 37714]). Current status: Valid as Canthigaster leoparda Lubbock & Allen 1979. Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Christmas Island, Indonesia, Philippines, and Guam. Habitat: marine.
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