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Tobies
Canthigaster
Canthigaster is a genus in the pufferfish family (Tetraodontidae). A fish from this genus is sometimes referred to as a "toby" (a generally accepted name that originated in Australia) or a "sharpnose puffer".
39 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 39 known species
Blacksaddle Toby
speciesCanthigaster valentini
Caribbean Sharpnose Puffer
speciesCanthigaster rostrata
Hawaiian Spotted Toby
speciesCanthigaster jactator
Macaronesian Toby
speciesCanthigaster capistrata
Spotted Sharpnose Puffer
speciesCanthigaster punctatissima
Spotted Toby
speciesCanthigaster solandri
Whitebelly Toby
speciesCanthigaster bennetti
Papuan Toby
speciesCanthigaster papua
Ambon Toby
speciesCanthigaster amboinensis
Fingerprint Toby
speciesCanthigaster compressa
Clown Toby
speciesCanthigaster callisterna
Pearl Toby
speciesCanthigaster margaritata
Peter's Toby
speciesCanthigaster petersii
Honeycomb Toby
speciesCanthigaster janthinoptera
Hawaiian Crown Toby
speciesCanthigaster coronata
Ocellate Toby
speciesCanthigaster rivulata
Pacific Crown Toby
speciesCanthigaster axiologus
Blue-spotted Toby
speciesCanthigaster cyanospilota
Lantern Toby
speciesCanthigaster epilampra
Bicolored Toby
speciesCanthigaster smithae
Natal Toby
speciesCanthigaster natalensis
Pygmy Toby
speciesCanthigaster pygmaea
Shy toby
speciesCanthigaster ocellicincta
Tyler's Toby
speciesCanthigaster tyleri
Sand Toby
speciesCanthigaster punctata
Southern Atlantic Toby
speciesCanthigaster figueiredoi
West African Sharpnose Puffer
speciesCanthigaster supramacula
Leopard Toby
speciesCanthigaster leoparda
Blackspot Toby
speciesCanthigaster inframacula
St. Helena Sharpnose Pufferfish
speciesCanthigaster sanctaehelenae
Striped Toby
speciesCanthigaster criobe
Doubleline Toby
speciesCanthigaster flavoreticulata
Andaman Toby
speciesCanthigaster investigatoris
Merquesan Toby
speciesCanthigaster marquesensis
Red Sea deep-water toby
speciesCanthigaster aziz
Réunion toby
speciesCanthigaster caeruleolineata
Rapa toby
speciesCanthigaster rapaensis
Blue-belly Toby
speciesCanthigaster cyanetron
Goldface Toby
speciesCanthigaster jamestyleri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 82174.