Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Hawaiian Crown Toby
Canthigaster coronata
Hawaiian Crown Toby
Also known as: Crowned Puffer
Category: Pufferfishes
Scientific Name: Canthigaster coronata
Size: Up to 5 in. (13 cm)  
Depth: 30-200 ft. (10-60 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)
Note: Canthigaster coronata, formally ranging from Hawaii to the Red Sea, was recently split into three species. C. coronata is endemic to Hawaii.
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
      └Tetraodontidae (Family)
       └Canthigaster (Genus)
        └C. coronata (Species)

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