Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Hawaiian Whitespotted Toby
Canthigaster jactator
Hawaiian Whitespotted Toby
Category: Pufferfishes
Scientific Name: Canthigaster jactator
Size: 2 to 3.5 in. (5 to 9 cm)  
Depth: 5-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Tetraodontoidei (Suborder)
      └Tetraodontidae (Family) Pufferfishes
       └Canthigaster (Genus)
        └C. jactator (Species)
WoRMS ID: 275256🔗
iNaturalist ID: 123147🔗

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