Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian 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) 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. amboinensis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219935🔗
iNaturalist ID: 82169🔗

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