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Dwarf toby

Canthigaster criobe Williams, Delrieu-Trottin & Planes, 2012

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the dwarf 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 dwarf toby live?

Not recorded

Is the dwarf 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 dwarf toby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusCanthigaster
  7. SpeciesCanthigaster criobe Williams, Delrieu-Trottin & Planes, 2012
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Striped tobyEnglish
  • Peix bola nan de pijamaCatalan
  • Baiacu-anão-de-GambierPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dwarf 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

CompareDwarf toby vs Model tobyDwarf toby vs Spotted tobyDwarf toby vs Ambon tobyDwarf toby vs Clown toby

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dwarf toby?

The dwarf toby (Canthigaster criobe) belongs to the family Tetraodontidae in the order Tetraodontiformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dwarf toby (Canthigaster criobe). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-toby

MLA

“Dwarf toby (Canthigaster criobe).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-toby.

BibTeX
@misc{dwarf_toby_2026,
  title = {Dwarf toby (Canthigaster criobe)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-toby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}