Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Honeycomb Toby
Canthigaster janthinoptera
Honeycomb Toby
Category: Pufferfishes
Scientific Name: Canthigaster janthinoptera
Size: Up to 3.5 in. (9 cm)  
Depth: 6-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Pacific Coast of Panama, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
      └Tetraodontidae (Family)
       └Canthigaster (Genus)
        └C. janthinoptera (Species)

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