| Citation | Matsuura, K., 1992, A new sharpnose puffer, Canthigaster punctata (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) from the Mascaren Submarine Ridge, Western Indian Ocean.. Bull. of the National Sci. Mus. Ser. A (Zoology) 18(3):127-130. |
| Ref. | 138128 Matsuura, K., 1992 |
| Page | 127;fig.1-2 |
| Named Used as Valid | Canthigaster punctata |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Mascarene Submarine Ridge, NSMT-P 35305. |
| Distribution | Western Indian Ocean: Mascarene Submarine Ridge, 10°23'S, 61°40'E; 92 meters. |
| Quote | max length 8.73 cm SL; |