Hawaiian Crown Toby - Canthigaster coronata - Pufferfishes - Crowned Puffer

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)

└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)

└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)

└Actinopteri (Superclass)

└Teleostei (Class)

└Tetraodontiformes (Order)

└Tetraodontidae (Family)

└Canthigaster (Genus)

└C. coronata (Species)

Pufferfishes

Hawaii Reefs