Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Tetraodontidae (Family)
      └Canthigaster (Genus)
       └C. jactator (Species)

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