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Spotted toby

Canthigaster janthinoptera (Bleeker, 1855)

Status not recordedbony fish

The spotted toby (Canthigaster janthinoptera) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, order Tetraodontiformes.

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Quick facts about the spotted toby

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the spotted toby live?

Not recorded

Is the spotted toby endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the spotted toby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusCanthigaster
  7. SpeciesCanthigaster janthinoptera (Bleeker, 1855)

Synonyms Canthigaster janhinopterus, Canthigaster janthinopera, Canthigaster janthinopterus, Tropidichthys janthinopterus

Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • Green-spotted tobyEnglish
  • Honeycomb tobyEnglish
  • Sharpnose pufferEnglish
  • Spotted pufferEnglish
  • Spotted pufferfishEnglish
  • White-spotted pufferEnglish
  • White-spotted pufferfishEnglish
  • Peix bola nan brescaCatalan
  • Leshcal
  • hranobřich plástevnýCzech
  • Netz-SpitzkopfkugelfischGerman
  • Tamborín panalSpanish
  • Canthigaster alvéoléFrench
  • Pesce palla favoItalian
  • シボリキンチャクフグJapanese
  • Baiacu-anão-favo-de-melPortuguese
  • huehueTahitian
  • ButeteFilipino
  • 規仔Chinese
  • Pesce cofano a nido d'apeItalian
  • Pesce cofano favoItalian
  • Pesce palla a nido d'apeItalian
  • 圓斑扁背魨Chinese
  • 尖嘴規Chinese
  • 白斑尖鼻魨Chinese
  • 白紋河魨Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spotted toby

Other species in the same genus Canthigaster.

Model toby

Canthigaster valentini

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Spotted toby

Canthigaster solandri

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Ambon toby

Canthigaster amboinensis

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Clown toby

Canthigaster callisterna

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Rapa toby

Canthigaster rapaensis

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Maze toby

Canthigaster rivulata

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

CompareSpotted toby vs Model tobySpotted toby vs Spotted tobySpotted toby vs Ambon tobySpotted toby vs Clown toby

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spotted toby?

The spotted toby (Canthigaster janthinoptera) belongs to the family Tetraodontidae in the order Tetraodontiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Spotted toby (Canthigaster janthinoptera). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/canthigaster-janthinoptera

MLA

“Spotted toby (Canthigaster janthinoptera).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/canthigaster-janthinoptera.

BibTeX
@misc{canthigaster_janthinoptera_2026,
  title = {Spotted toby (Canthigaster janthinoptera)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/canthigaster-janthinoptera},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}