Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Papuan Toby
Canthigaster papua
Papuan Toby
Category: Pufferfishes
Scientific Name: Canthigaster papua
Size: Up to 3.5 in. (9 cm)  
Depth: 20-150 ft. (6-45 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Great Barrier Reef
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. papua (Species)
WoRMS ID: 275262🔗
iNaturalist ID: 196932🔗

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