Big Island, Hawaii
Big Island, Hawaii
Hawaiian Crown Toby
Canthigaster coronata
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)
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