Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Whitebelly Toby
Canthigaster bennetti
Whitebelly Toby
Also known as: Bennett's Sharpnose Puffer
Category: Pufferfishes
Scientific Name: Canthigaster bennetti
Size: Up to 5/8 in. (1.5 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
      └Tetraodontidae (Family)
       └Canthigaster (Genus)
        └C. bennetti (Species)

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