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Compressed toby

Canthigaster compressa (Marion de Procé, 1822)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the compressed 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 compressed toby live?

Not recorded

Is the compressed 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 compressed toby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusCanthigaster
  7. SpeciesCanthigaster compressa (Marion de Procé, 1822)

Synonyms Tetraodon striolatus, Tetrodon compressus, Tetrodon insignitus

Other names and names in other languages (20)
  • Fine-spotted pufferEnglish
  • Fine-spotted pufferfishEnglish
  • Fingerprint sharpnose pufferEnglish
  • Fingerprint tobyEnglish
  • Peix bola nan de taca negraCatalan
  • Leshcal
  • hranobřich stlačenýCzech
  • Labyrinth-SpitzkopfkugelfischGerman
  • Tamborín laberintoSpanish
  • Canthigaster impriméFrench
  • Pesce cofano labirintoItalian
  • ヒメキンチャクフグJapanese
  • Baiacu-anão-de-pintas-finasPortuguese
  • ButeteFilipino
  • 規仔Chinese
  • HimekinchakufuguJapanese
  • 尖嘴規Chinese
  • 扁背尖鼻魨Chinese
  • 紋扁背魨Chinese
  • 細紋扁背魨Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the compressed 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

CompareCompressed toby vs Model tobyCompressed toby vs Spotted tobyCompressed toby vs Ambon tobyCompressed toby vs Clown toby

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the compressed toby?

The compressed toby (Canthigaster compressa) 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). Compressed toby (Canthigaster compressa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/compressed-toby

MLA

“Compressed toby (Canthigaster compressa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/compressed-toby.

BibTeX
@misc{compressed_toby_2026,
  title = {Compressed toby (Canthigaster compressa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/compressed-toby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}