Big Island, Hawaii
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Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Ambon Toby
Canthigaster amboinensis
Ambon Toby
Also known as: Spider-eye Puffer, Ambon pufferfish
Category: Pufferfishes
Scientific Name: Canthigaster amboinensis
Size: 3 to 5 in. (8 to 13 cm)
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Northwest Pacific, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Tetraodontiformes (Order)
└Tetraodontoidei (Suborder)
└Tetraodontidae (Family)
└Canthigaster (Genus)
└C. amboinensis (Species)
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