crown toby

Canthigaster coronata

Pufferfish of Japanese Waters

Tropical
Island endemic
Island endemic species
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Small
Tropical fish

Canthigaster coronata, commonly called the crowned toby, is a species of pufferfish endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Canthigaster
Maximum length: 11.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Former distribution of Hawaii and Tonga to the east coast of Africa and the Red Sea, is divided into three species: C. coronata , endemic to the Hawaiian Islands; C. axiologus ranges from Japan to New South Wales, east to the Marshall Islands and Tonga; and C. cyanospilota from the Indian Ocean and Red Sea (type locality, Gulf of Aqaba) (Ref. 83660 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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